A new report suggests that the late pop icon Prince might have been dead for at least six hours before his body was found in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota. According to details surfaced by Minnesota’s Star Tribune, responding paramedics say the Grammy winner was likely dead for hours before being found, reports people.com. And less than 25 minutes later, Prince was pronounced dead. It has been speculated that the Purple Rain hitmaker Prince passed away in April at the age of just 57 due to long-term abuse of the painkiller Percocet. Read: Prince treated for ‘drug overdose’ six days before deathDespite Prince’s estate being worth an estimated $250 million, a Minnesota judge has confirmed the singer did not have a will in place to declare the distribution of his assets.

Source: Hindustan Times May 23, 2016 07:37 UTC