Courtney Love's moving tribute to Kurt Cobain on Instagram hit by abusive comments

The Hole singer was sent insulting messages by conspiracy theorists

Frances Bean Cobain has to find a way to live her life in the shadow of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love (Getty)

Courtney Love has been attacked in a number of abusive posts suggesting she knew more about how Kurt Cobain died after posting a moving Instagram tribute to the Nirvana frontman.

The Hole singer shared poignant pictures of Cobain and their daughter Frances Bean Cobain on Saturday. Cobain died in his Seattle home of a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head in 1994 when was 27-years-old.

Alongside one image, Love wrote: “Makes me feel so sad. Our baby is all grown up now. Jesus Kurt look at her face, what on earth were you thinking..!?!? God I miss you, we all miss you #family #memories #turnbacktime #lovehim.”

A photo posted by Courtney Love Cobain (@courtneylove) on Aug 21, 2015 at 3:50pm PDT

Almost immediately, a number of users reignited spurious claims about his death and urged the Seattle police department to re-open their investigation.

The post has received dozens of accusatory and insulting messages over three days, with one user writing: “F**k you Courtney. Be a real woman and just admit the truth. We miss him and hate you.”

A photo posted by Courtney Love Cobain (@courtneylove) on Aug 19, 2015 at 2:08pm PDT

Love and her daughter have been blighted by conspiracy theories surrounding Cobain’s death over the last two decades.

She recently issued a cease and desist notice against any cinemas who wanted to show Benjamin Statler’s recent documentary Soaked In Bleach, which explored theories Cobain’s death was not a suicide.