Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbiz reporter who was the first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead, the Guardian has learned.
Hoare, who worked on the Sun and the News of the World with Coulson before being dismissed for drink and drugs problems, is said to have been found dead at his Watford home.
Hertfordshire police would not confirm his identity, but the force said in a statement: “At 10.40am today police were called to Langley Road, Watford, following the concerns for the welfare of a man who lives at an address on the street. Upon police and ambulance arrival at a property, the body of a man was found. The man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after.
“The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing.”
Well…that’s convenient.
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I guess you meant “I’m not one for conspiracy theories”, but you seem to have invented one about “Dominionism”.
Peter, digs help, I guess, but mainly in archeology.
OK, I’ll make a relevant comment: Convenient for Andy Coulson, against whom Hoare was likely to testify.
It’s safe to say that we may not agree on that other issue, but I suspect we will agree on a whole lot more.
The British police are in this up to their necks.
‘Convenient’ that someone commits suicide?
Was it suicide? I don’t think anyone knows yet. The latest from Hertfordshire Police (independent of the Metropolitan “up to their necks” Police) is
Meanwhile for eight years the UK government has been trying to explain as suicide the rather too convenient death of Dr David Kelly, still in the news last month. So it will take overwhelming proof to convince the public that Hoare’s death was suicide.