Robin Williams Hanged Himself, Police Say.
Confirming reports he committed suicide
Robin
Williams died due to asphyxia from hanging himself in his California home,
police said Tuesday, confirming a day after the actor’s death that he had
committed suicide.
The
Marin County Sheriff’s office also said Williams, who was 63, suffered “acute
superficial” cuts to his wrist, and a pocket blade was found near his body. A
forensic examination showed no signs of a struggle, and toxicology results for
Williams, who had struggled with substance abuse, won’t be available for about
2-6 weeks, police said.
Williams
was last seen by his wife at 10:30 p.m. local time on Sunday when she went to
bed. She left the house Monday morning, and the actor’s personal assistant
became concerned when Williams failed to respond to knocks on his bedroom door
that day. Upon entering, the assistant found Williams “clothed in a seated
position, unresponsive, with a belt around his neck,” Lt. Keith Boyd told
reporters during a news conference.

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