Aaron Carter's Ex, on Behalf of Their Son Prince, 23 Months, Sues Doctors, Pharmacies for Wrongful Death of Singer
Carter died from accidental drowning on Nov. 5, 2022
Aaron Carter's son Prince has filed a lawsuit against doctors and pharmacies for wrongful death of the late pop star.
The lawsuit — filed by Aaron Carter's former fiancée Melanie Martin on behalf of their son, 23 months — claims that doctors prescribed the singer hydrocodone, oxycodone and alprazolam with "no medical justification," according to documents obtained by PEOPLE.
The lawsuit also claims that doctors and pharmacies, including Walgreens, were aware of Carter's "mental health and psychiatric condition" — and prescribed him the medication anyway in inconsistent quantities, leading to his death in November of last year.
Martin, who is suing for damages, had no comment.
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The "I Want Candy" singer was found in his bathtub at his California home at the time of his death. He died weeks before Prince's first birthday.
Carter died from accidental drowning after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam on Nov. 5 2022, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner said in April. He was 34.
At the time, Martin told TMZ that his official cause of death was "not closure for me."
"It claims death is by drowning but also adds he was wearing a t-shirt and necklace in the bathtub which doesn't make sense, why would he be in a bathtub with clothes on?" she told the outlet. "I am still in shock and still miss Aaron every day. I don't understand the chain of events and this report only has us asking more questions."
The autopsy report, obtained by PEOPLE, states Carter was "incapacitated while in the bathtub" as the drugs took effect, slipping under the surface of the water and ultimately drowning.
Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, which can be huffed to produce a high, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
Earlier this month, his twin sister Angel Carter revealed the memorial spot for her brother in a post on Instagram, encouraging fans to visit the site nearly a year after the singer's death.
“Aaron’s portrait was placed this morning at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills,” Angel captioned a photo of Aaron’s memorial. “He adored his fans, and I know how much this would mean to him now having a final resting place where we could all celebrate his life.”
She added, “I invite you to visit, share your memories, and never forget who Aaron was deep down. ????.”
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Angel confirmed to PEOPLE in July that Aaron's ashes had been laid to rest. She described adjusting to his death as an “out-of-body experience” as she shared that she kept his ashes at her home prior to his memorial service.
"To lose a twin, it's an out-of-body experience. He's a part of me,” she told PEOPLE. "When he died, I had this sense of, ‘I’ve got to bring him home and protect him.' It was my last way to protect him.”
Angel continued, "I can't trust that anybody else is not going to exploit him. So at that time, that was my last act of love."
Back in August, Angel also opened up to PEOPLE about her brother’s death as she spoke about her family's ordeal with addiction, stemming from her parents' alcohol abuse as their children grew up and spiraling as “fame and money took over” when brothers Nick and Aaron found early success.
Angel said the death of sister Leslie from a drug overdose in 2012 made the situation worse for Aaron. “I always felt like that was the beginning of the end,” she recalled to PEOPLE. “Aaron was already in a bad place. I just kept waiting for him to snap out of it. But he never did."
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