The lead singer of the UK band, Keith Flint, was found dead in his Essex house on 4 March, with bandmates revealing that he had taken his own life.

The provisional medical cause of The Prodigy vocalist Keith Flint’s death is hanging, coroner officer Lynsey Chaffe told a two-minute hearing in Chelmsford on Monday.

“Police attended, all protocols were followed and his death was confirmed as not suspicious”, she said, adding that toxicology reports were still to be submitted.

The 49-year-old artist was found dead on 4 March in his Essex home, with Liam Howlett, the founder of The Prodigy, taking to Instagram to confirm his passing.

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He also revealed that it was a suicide:

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The news is true, I can’t believe I’m saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend, I’m shell shocked, fuckin angry, confused and heart broken….. r.i.p brother Liam #theprodigy

Публикация от The Prodigy official (@theprodigyofficial) 4 Мар 2019 в 4:13 PST

In a tweet, the band expressed “deepest shock” and “sadness” at the singer’s passing, and a few days later announced it would be cancelling all upcoming shows “with immediate effect”.

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