Andrew Getty death: Heir to $5 BILLION fortune died from ‘extreme rectal trauma’
THE grandson of oil baron J Paul Getty and heir to his $5 billion fortune died from ‘extreme rectal trauma’, it was revealed today.
The exact details of Andrew Getty’s horrific death were unclear but he was discovered naked from the waist down by ex-girlfriend Lanessa DeJonge in the bathroom at his Hollywood mansion.
Just weeks ago Getty had taken out a restraining order against his former lover banning her from coming within 100 yards of him.
The 47-year-old heir had been suffering from serious gastrointestinal problems since 2013.
Celebrity website TMZ was today claiming Getty was also suffering from stress caused by the rift with his ex-girlfriend.
Court papers from the restraining order application said Ms DeJonge was putting him at "grave risk".
Paramedics who arrived on the scene said they found him bleeding from a 'traumatic injury to the rectal area' and appeared to have a blunt-force injury possibly sustained in a fall.
Medication was found at the scene.
It is believed Getty had just told his Ms DeJonge he had been diagnosed with an aneurysm.
The tentative information that we do have is that he was not feeling good for the last couple months
Investigating officers said they did not believe the death to be suspicious.
Los Angeles Police Department Commander Andrew Smith said it was still “very, very early in the investigation” but added it did not "appear immediately to be a criminal act.”
County coroner's assistant Chief Ed Winter said: "The tentative information that we do have is that he was not feeling good for the last couple months.”
He was due to go to a doctor’s appointment yesterday.
It is understood Lanessa DeJonge found Mr Getty's body just after 2pm US time on Tuesday, although he had recently received a restraining order against her.
The medical examiner assigned to the case was expected to begin her investigation on yesterday afternoon, and an autopsy would be performed on Getty's body today at the earliest.
Mr Getty's parents Gordon and Ann released a statement asking for privacy at "this extremely difficult time".
The 47-year-old's death is the latest in a long list of tragedies to befall the family.
J Paul Getty's fifth son died of a brain tumour at 12 while another died in a suspected suicide.
In 1973 another grandson, J. Paul Getty III, was kidnapped in Italy and held captive for five months, before a ransom was paid after the kidnappers sent the 16-year-old's severed ear to the family.
He later died at 54 in Buckinghamshire, England following a drug-induced stroke.
J Paul Getty, founder of the Getty Oil Company, died at 83 in 1976, leaving behind a $2billion fortune. Well known as a miser, he was once named as the world's richest man.
Andrew Getty, Heir to Fortune, Found Dead
The tentative information that we do have is that he was not feeling good for the last couple months
Investigating officers said they did not believe the death to be suspicious.
Los Angeles Police Department Commander Andrew Smith said it was still “very, very early in the investigation” but added it did not "appear immediately to be a criminal act.”
County coroner's assistant Chief Ed Winter said: "The tentative information that we do have is that he was not feeling good for the last couple months.”
He was due to go to a doctor’s appointment yesterday.
It is understood Lanessa DeJonge found Mr Getty's body just after 2pm US time on Tuesday, although he had recently received a restraining order against her.
The medical examiner assigned to the case was expected to begin her investigation on yesterday afternoon, and an autopsy would be performed on Getty's body today at the earliest.
Mr Getty's parents Gordon and Ann released a statement asking for privacy at "this extremely difficult time".
The 47-year-old's death is the latest in a long list of tragedies to befall the family.
J Paul Getty's fifth son died of a brain tumour at 12 while another died in a suspected suicide.
In 1973 another grandson, J. Paul Getty III, was kidnapped in Italy and held captive for five months, before a ransom was paid after the kidnappers sent the 16-year-old's severed ear to the family.
He later died at 54 in Buckinghamshire, England following a drug-induced stroke.
J Paul Getty, founder of the Getty Oil Company, died at 83 in 1976, leaving behind a $2billion fortune. Well known as a miser, he was once named as the world's richest man.
