Keith Flint death: Prodigy star hanged himself at home, inquest hears
- Coroner’s report said the provisional medical cause of death was hanging. Toxicology reports are awaited and the investigation remains open
- The singer, 49, was found dead on March 4 at his home in a village in Essex, the UK
Keith Flint, the frontman of British rave icons The Prodigy, died as a result of hanging, an inquest has heard.
The singer, 49, was found dead on March 4 at his home in a village in the county of Essex, northeast of London.
Flint took his own life, according to his Prodigy bandmate, Liam Howlett.
Coroner’s officer Lynsey Chaffe told a brief inquest hearing in the Essex capital Chelmsford that a postmortem examination was carried out on Thursday.
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The provisional medical cause of death is hanging, she said, adding that toxicology reports are awaited and the investigation remains open.
“Police attended, all protocols were followed and his death was confirmed as not suspicious,” Chaffe said. The inquest was adjourned until a full hearing on July 23.