{"id":61937,"date":"2026-10-02T17:27:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/motorhead-guitarist-phil-campbell-died-from-multi-organ-failure-inquest-hears\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:27:50","slug":"motorhead-guitarist-phil-campbell-died-from-multi-organ-failure-inquest-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/motorhead-guitarist-phil-campbell-died-from-multi-organ-failure-inquest-hears\/","title":{"rendered":"Mot\u00f6rhead guitarist Phil Campbell died from multi-organ failure, inquest hears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Mot\u00f6rhead guitarist Phil Campbell died from multi-organ failure after suffering complications following &#8220;necessary&#8221; surgeries, an inquest has heard.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Welsh rock star, who was the band&#8217;s guitarist from 1984 until it disbanded in 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0q3k04wxylo\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">died aged 64 on 13 March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Campbell&#8217;s death could not have been prevented, St Pancras Coroner&#8217;s Court heard on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The guitarist from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, underwent two liver transplants and bowel surgery at the Royal Free Hospital in London earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The inquest heard he had previously drunk alcohol to excess but had been sober for seven years by the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Campbell had suffered from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/hepatitis-c\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Hepatitis C<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>, but the inquest heard this had been treated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">While the second of the two liver transplants was successful, Campbell suffered further complications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He underwent bowel surgery and was moved to intensive care, where he deteriorated rapidly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He died in hospital on 13 March, with coroner Dr Richard Brittain recording his cause of death as multi-organ failure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Brittain said: &#8220;My view is that there is nothing here to suggest his death could have been prevented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said Campbell died from &#8220;recognised complications of necessary surgical procedures&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq146z8jlgkdo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mot\u00f6rhead guitarist Phil Campbell died from multi-organ failure after suffering complications following &#8220;necessary&#8221; surgeries, an inquest has heard. The Welsh rock star, who was the band&#8217;s guitarist from 1984 until it disbanded in 2015, died aged 64 on 13 March. Campbell&#8217;s death could not have been prevented, St Pancras Coroner&#8217;s Court heard on Friday. 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