Shane Warne died of natural causes, autopsy shows, family ‘will never come to terms’ with Australian cricketer’s death
- Officials confirm leg-spinner died of heart attack on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui
- Warne had reportedly been suffering chest pains and planned to have a check up when he returned to Australia
Australian’s cricketer Shane Warne died of natural causes, Thai police said Monday, as his family lamented a “tragedy we will never come to terms with”.
The legendary leg-spinner died on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui on Friday after being found unresponsive at a luxury villa.
Initial reports suggested the 52-year-old suffered a heart attack and autopsy results on Monday confirmed he died of natural causes.
“Investigators received an autopsy report today in which a forensic doctor concludes the death was due to natural causes,” Krissana Pattanacharoen, deputy national police spokesman, said in a statement.
He said Warne’s family had been informed of the result and accepted it.
“Investigators will conclude the autopsy reports and send them to state prosecutor as soon as possible,” Krissana added.
Surachate Hakparn, assistant to the national police chief, said investigators had found no signs of violence at the villa where Warne was found.
“His father said he [Warne] had been suffering chest pains and was planning to return home for a check-up after this trip,” Surachate said.