WORLD BRIEFING / THAILAND
Thai coroners completed an autopsy on the body of actor David Carradine a day after the star of 1970s-era U.S. television show “Kung Fu” and movies such as “Kill Bill” was found hanging in his luxury hotel room.
Coroners at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn hospital said they had not yet determined how the 72-year-old actor died and were waiting for the results of a toxicology screen. Police said it could be several weeks before the result is known.
A maid found Carradine’s naked body hanging by a rope in the closet of his suite at the Swissotel Nai Lert Park hotel Thursday, police said.
Initial reports indicated a possible suicide, but his family representatives in Los Angeles have repeatedly said the actor was not suicidal.
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