Ingham and her sister Sarah made worldwide headlines in 1997 once they swam to Australia after leaping from a Malaysian container ship they’d stowed away on.
The twins from Kaiapoi have been interviewed by Paul Holmes on TV and have been famously taciturn and reluctant on-screen.
The 43-year-old was discovered unresponsive in the bathroom space of a Wellington motel unit at Harbour Metropolis Motor Inn on June 7 in 2022.
Ingham shared the unit with accomplice Isaac Walker.
Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon stated the pair had a documented historical past of bodily abuse which, along side a preliminary scene examination, led the police to initially suspect unnatural causes.
Nevertheless, after a by investigation no costs have been laid.
Pathologist Dr Michael Arendse examined the physique in situ and carried out a full autopsy on the Wellington Hospital mortuary. He concluded reason behind loss of life was from hypovolemic shock because of rupture of splenic artery aneurysm.
Fitzgibbon stated Arendse had noticed a number of bruises and scars of various ages on the proper and left sides of Ingham’s face, anterior neck, proper arm, left flank, proper hip, left buttock and legs, however that it was unclear whether or not or not there was a causal hyperlink between a number of of the bruises and the rupture of the splenic artery aneurysm.
“He particularly advises it’s unimaginable to ascribe a direct hyperlink between a selected bruise and the ruptured splenic artery aneurysm.”
Fitzgibbon stated Arendse estimated among the bruises have been underneath 24 hours in age, however most have been older.
Arendse additionally recognized Ingham as having a historical past of persistent alcoholism, with an ESR toxicology report exhibiting excessive ranges of blood alcohol with 381mg per 100ml of blood.
The authorized driving restrict over the age of 20 is 250 mcg of alcohol per litre of breath, or greater than 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.
“Some if not all bruises could also be ascribed to Joanne having an unsteady gait secondary to alcoholism, recording nevertheless that is unimaginable to find out,” the report stated.
Fitzgibbon concluded she was happy Ingham had doubtless died on or about June 7 in 2022.
Joanne and Sarah Ingham turned family names when the then 18-year-olds jumped off a container ship with a Malaysian sailor into shark- and crocodile-infested waters off the coast of Queensland, and survived two weeks within the wilderness.
The pair have been interviewed by Paul Holmes and made worldwide headlines.
Two years later they moved to Malaysia the place Sarah married the sailor, Ja’afar bin Mohamed Zan, whereas Joanne is reported to have married his finest buddy in a shared ceremony.
Round 2003 it was understood the twins returned to New Zealand for a vacation, after which stayed.
