Amy Winehouse's dad 'pleased' with toxicology results

Amy Winehouse's dad is pleased that he can 'set the record straight' now it has been proven that the tragic singer had no illegal drugs in her system when she died.

Rumours had circulated that the singer went on a drug bender the night before her death last month.

But after the official toxicology report revealed that that couldn't have been the case, dad Mitch said he feels pleased that people will now know the truth.

He told The Sun, "This doesn't make me feel the loss of my daughter any less, but we are pleased to be able to set the record straight to a certain extent.

"[Boyfriend] Reg [Traviss] has said that the person that she has been painted as in some quarters was just so far away from the Amy he knew.

"Some of the stories of her last few days were just not how they led their life together."

Last night a Winehouse family spokesman said, "Toxicology results returned to the Winehouse family by authorities have confirmed that there were no illegal substances in Amy's system at the time of her death.

"Results indicate that alcohol was present, but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death. The family would like to thank the police and coroner for their continuing thorough investigations, and for keeping them informed throughout the process. They await the outcome of the inquest."

Meanwhile a source said that waiting for the results was a painful time for the family.

"The report is the hardest thing Mitch has ever had to read," said the insider.

"The family had been upset at some of the speculation about the circumstances surrounding her death and at people coming forward claiming to know what happened who clearly did not.

"They wanted to end rumours about drugs. Mitch made it clear at the funeral how he thought it happened and these results begin to back that up."

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