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Alexander McQueen died of asphyxiation

LONDON: Fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found hanging in the wardrobe of his London apartment last week with a note left nearby,a British coroners official told an inquest on Wednesday. No details of the note were released by the coroner8217;s office,which is charged with formally identifying the circumstances of the designers death. Coroners officer Lynda Martindill said the 40-year-old McQueen had died of asphyxiation and hanging. Full details of the autopsy will be available in a few months. There were no suspicious circumstances in the death,and authorities suspect no malice,police detective inspector Paul Armstrong testified.