According to Los Angeles Medical Examiner records, the cause of death has been deferred as additional testing takes place.
Famed guitarist Slash announces death of stepdaughter in heartfelt post: ‘Sweet soul’
Slash, legendary guitarist of the iconic rock band Guns N’ Roses, announced the death of his stepdaughter in a social media post on Sunday.
Lucy-Bleu Knight “passed away peacefully” in Los Angeles on Friday, July 19, the musician announced. She was 25.
“Lucy-Bleu was an incredibly talented artist, a passionate dreamer, and a charming, lovable, sweet soul,” the musician, born Saul Hudson, said to his 4.2 million followers.
The post noted that Bleu-Knight, born on Dec. 6, 1998, was the “beloved daughter of Meegan Hodges and Mark Knight, stepdaughter of Samantha Somers Knight and Slash, sister of Scarlet Knight, stepsister of London and Cash Hudson,” and that she died in Los Angeles on July 19; Slash’s birth name is Saul Hudson and Meegan Hodges is the guitarist’s longtime girlfriend.
“Lucy-Bleu was a talented artist, a passionate dreamer, and a charming, lovable, sweet soul,” the statement said. “The family asks for privacy at this time and requests that social media speculation be kept to a minimum as they grieve and process this devastating loss.”