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Submitted by Dave Paris on April 28, 2010
LONDON — British fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself after taking a mixture of cocaine, tranquillizers and sleeping pills, an inquest into his death has concluded.
According to the BBC, the London inquest was told that McQueen was under huge pressure from work and was "overwhelmed with grief" at the death of his mother just days before.
"The balance of his mind was disturbed," coroner Paul Knapman told the BBC.
Submitted by Erica Bowen on February 17, 2010
LONDON — British fashion designer Alexander McQueen left a note and then hanged himself at his London home, British coroners revealed Wednesday.
McQueen, 40, died from asphyxiation and hanging. Officials have yet to rule his death as a suicide, but police said there were no suspicious circumstances. The contents of the note McQueen left behind were not revealed.
Full details of McQueen's autopsy are expected to be available within a few months, officials said.
Submitted by Erica Bowen on February 11, 2010
LONDON — British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead early Thursday at his London home. He was 40.
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