Cause of death for Robert De Niro’s grandson, Leandro, has been disclosed

The reason behind the passing of Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the grandson of Robert De Niro, has been unveiled.

The Medical Examiner of New York City informed Page Six on Tuesday that the 19-year-old’s demise was a result of a dangerous combination of illicit substances.

Based on the findings of the post-mortem examination, Leandro had a mixture of fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine, and cocaine in his system at the time of his passing, which was officially deemed an “accident.”

The woman who was taken into custody in connection with the young adult’s overdose purportedly cautioned him about the fentanyl-laced pills she is believed to have supplied to him.

Based on the criminal complaint acquired by Page Six last month, law enforcement uncovered text messages exchanged between Sophia Marks, aged 20, and Leandro. These messages pertained to the acquisition of fake oxycodone and Xanax, occurring just days prior to Leandro’s passing.

Authorities suspect that Marks might have potentially distributed these pills to individuals as young as 15 years old.

On July 2nd, Drena De Niro delivered a heart-wrenching message about the passing of her son, whom she had together with graffiti artist Carlos Rodriguez (known as Mare139).

In an Instagram tribute, she expressed her profound emotions, stating, “You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life.” She further conveyed her longing to be by his side, acknowledging the difficulty of facing life without him.

The founder of Daredevil Films mourned, expressing her deep desire that her love alone could have been enough to rescue her beloved child. She concluded with a heartfelt apology, saying, “I’m so sorry my baby.” “Rest in Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy.”

Drena appeared to possess a strong conviction about the cause of her son’s death.

She had asserted on Instagram in reply to an inquisitive commenter, “Someone sold him fentanyl laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him,” she previously claimed on Instagram in response to an inquiring commenter.

“For all these people still f–king around selling and buying this s–t, my son is gone forever.”

In the wake of Drena’s declaration, Carlos posted an image of a black square on his profile, accompanied by an empty caption.

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In response to the heartbreaking news, Robert, 79, released a statement through his representative, expressing his profound sorrow.

“I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,” the actor conveyed to Page Six.

“We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone. We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo.”

Leandro died on July 2 at the age of 19.
Instagtram / Drena de Niro

Leandro’s final resting place was on July 8th.

Both Drena and her departed son resided in Manhattan and had shared a Mother’s Day celebration together.

“Today was a good day,” she wrote as the caption for an Instagram post on that May holiday.

At 51 years old, Drena is the eldest among the seven children of the “Goodfellas” actor. In 1976, when he wed her mother, Diahnne Abbott, he legally adopted Drena. At that time, she assumed his surname.

Robert and Abbott ended their relationship in 1988, over a decade after the birth of their son Raphael, who is now 46.

In addition to Raphael, the Academy Award winner has 27-year-old twins named Aaron and Julian, born to him and Toukie Smith. He also has Elliot, 26, and Helen, 11, from his second marriage to Grace Hightower.

More recently, Robert and his girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, celebrated the arrival of a baby girl named Gia in April.

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