Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of suicide.Musician Lauren Bennett’s official cause of death has been disclosed to the public. The guitarist who was best known for being part of the band G.R.L. passed away earlier this year in May at her home in Kent.
Lauren Bennett’s official cause of death revealed
Metro shared in their latest reports that the singer passed away in an apparent suicide. A statement from the report read, “Now, an inquest has determined that she took her own life, having suffered a mental health crisis at the start of this year and faced an ongoing struggle since.”During a hearing at the Kent and Medway Coroners’ Court, in Maidstone, assistant coroner Jyoti Gill shared that at the time of her demise, the singer was under the care of “special mental health services” and was experiencing “substantial psychological suffering” since she was sectioned for a few days back in January. She also had a meeting scheduled with mental health services only days prior to her passing and had been continuously reporting “symptoms of distress regarding the effects of the prescribed medication.“
Richard Bennett pens a note for daughter Lauren Bennett months after her passing
Her father also penned a statement for the court hearing, while her brother, step-brother, and sister in law were also in attendance. Richard Bennett recalled how she had started her career at the young age of 17 and had been brave enough to move to the US alone when she was so young. He also added that she had a “very special gift” all along since she had begun performing around the time she turned 12. “Watching her grow into the artist she became was one of the greatest joys of my life,” he said.In May 2026, the 36-year-old was found unconscious near her home in Kent after her husband, Kenny Wormald, and her father started searching for her. She had told Wormald that she was going for a walk outside on May 29, while he had been half-asleep at the time. When she did not return home on time, the two had set out to locate her exact location.Lauren Bennett rose to fame after she debuted in G.R.L. around 2009. A year later, while the group split, the members continued to work, and Bennett scored a major break in her career after collaborating with LMFAO and GoonRock for one of their most popular songs of all time, ‘Party Rock Anthem,’ which went on to redefine music in 2011.
