An autopsy into the death of rapper Black The Ripper has been ordered. The musician, real name Dean West, was found dead aged 32 at a holiday home in the St John’s area of the Caribbean island on Monday (6 April).
Local police found Black The Ripper unresponsive and pronounced him dead at the scene. Now the Royal Montserrat Police confirm that a coroner has ordered an autopsy after being unable to determine the cause of his death.
Commissioner of Police Steve Foster said: ‘At present the circumstances of his death is unknown, as a result the coroner (Chief Magistrate) has ordered a Post Mortem Examination to be conducted on the body of the deceased to determine the cause of death. ‘However, I am unable to say and or give a date at this