Glee star Mark Salling's cause of death revealed to be 'asphyxia by hanging'
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Mark Salling's cause of death has been confirmed two days after he was found dead near his home in Los Angeles.
According to the Los Angeles Coroner, the Glee star died from from asphyxia by hanging and it was death by suicide, reports TMZ.
The case is now closed.
The actor, best known for starring as Noah Puckerman in Glee, was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to the possession of child sex abuse images last December.
Salling's body was discovered by a riverbed in Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles, earlier this week.
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Before his body was discovered on Tuesday, the actor had been on bail after 50,000 child abuse images were found in his possession.
He was expected to receive his sentencing in March this year.
The actor, who shot to fame on the hit Fox show, struck a plea deal in the case in October.
Under the deal, prosecutors agreed that the appropriate sentence for Salling would be four to seven years in prison, with 20 years of supervised release, according to US reports.
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Police were reportedly tipped off about the images on his computer by one of his ex-girlfriends.
He was arrested in December 2015 and later released on bail for $20,000.
The case was then passed onto federal authorities when police realised the severity of the images.
As part of Salling's release, he was registered as a sex offender and not allowed to live within view of any school yards, parks, public swimming pools, playgrounds, video arcades, or any other places that are regularly visited by people under the age of 18.
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