The cause of the death of Michelle Trachtenberg was revealed more than a month after the death of the “Harriet the Spy” star in her New York apartment.
On Wednesday, the New York City Office announced on Wednesday that it had determined that Trachtenberg had died of the complications of diabetes mellitus, confirmed the Times. Diabetes mellitus, according to Mayo clinicReferring to a group of diseases that have an impact on how the body uses blood sugar.
The office did not disclose details on the specific complications that led to the death of Trachtenberg. Officials have also found his way of natural death.
Trachtenberg, who was also known for his work on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl”, died on February 26. The actor was found dead in his luxury apartment by his mother, confirmed the police at the time of February. She was 39 years old.
A few days after the sudden death of Trachtenberg, the office of New York of the chief forensic scientist said that the actor's official cause and the death method would remain indeterminate, citing the request of his family. At the time, for religious reasons, the relatives of Trachtenberg object To make an autopsy on the actor “Adventures of Pete & Pete”.
Trachtenberg, the child of immigrants who grew up in Brooklyn speaking English and Russian, would have been Jewish. In this faith, autopsies are generally not made because the bodies would be sacred and should not be falsified after death.
“(A) Benting any suspicion of crime in the circumstances of the death, the medical examiner will honor the objection,” a spokesperson said in a February statement.
The office did not immediately respond to the Times survey as to whether it had done an autopsy to determine the cause and mode of death of Trachtenberg, but said that he had achieved his results “after examining the results of laboratory tests”.
Shortly after the news of the death of Trachtenberg, a number of his co-stars tribute on social networks. Blake Lively Lively Lively, who ends with us, who ends with us “, who shared the screen with Trachtenberg on” Gossip Girl “, said the native of New York” was fiercely faithful to her friends and courageous for those she loved, she was great and daring and distinctly herself “.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, older sister on the screen of Trachtenberg in “Buffy”, Shared a collection of photos Of their time together on the series. “Listen. I love you. I will always love you,” said Gellar in his legend. The actors Ed Westwick, David Boreanaz, Kenan Thompson, Kim Cattrall and Melissa Gilbert were also one of the actors who paid tribute to Trachtenberg.
The former staff editor, Nardine Saad, contributed to this report.
