Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of Bobby and Ethel Kennedy, dies at 42

Kyle Kennedy, the granddaughter of Bobby and Ethel Kennedy, has died at 42, according to TMZ and the New York Post.

TMZ, citing an online obituary, reported that she died at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts, on September 21. The reports supplied for this story were published on October 20.

In 2020, Kennedy suffered a serious spinal cord injury and subsequently lived with paralysis, according to Adnkronos, which attributed that information to a magazine report citing her obituary.

Her death came on September 21 at her Westwood home, according to the Daily Mail, which attributed the date and location to her family. The supplied coverage does not establish any connection between her injury and her death.

On October 20, ABC reported that a family obituary announced her death. It identified her as Michael Kennedy's daughter and Bobby and Ethel Kennedy's granddaughter.

Most of the supplied reports give Kennedy's age as 42. Expressen, however, says she was 43. The coverage does not resolve that discrepancy.

There is also a conflicting description of her family relationship. TGcom24 describes her as Robert F. and Ethel Kennedy's daughter, rather than their granddaughter, as TMZ and ABC report.

The supplied coverage does not establish a cause or manner of death.

The main unanswered question is the cause of Kennedy's death. The supplied reports do not say whether further information will be released, and her earlier spinal injury should not be treated as an explanation without confirmation.