Shane MacGowan’s wife has revealed The Pogues star’s cause of death following the news of his passing on Thursday after battling a brain condition for eight years.
MacGowan, 65, had been battling viral encephalitis and was released from hospital just last week. He died in the early hours of Thursday morning at home in Dublin surrounded by his family.
His wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, confirmed the cause of death as pneumonia.
Funeral details are yet to be confirmed for the