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"INXS frontman Michael Hutchence\nwas in a &amp;quot;severe depressed state&amp;quot; when he hung himself with his own\nbelt on the morning of Nov. 22, according to findings announced by\nState Coroner Derrick Hand in New South Wales,\nAustralia on Friday morning.\nIn his first conclusive remarks on the heels of a two-month\ninvestigation, Hand offered his condolences to Hutchence&amp;apos;s family\nand concluded that &amp;quot;the deceased intended and did take his own\nlife.&amp;quot;\nDistraught over a lengthy child custody battle being waged\nbetween his lover, actress/model Paula Yates and\nSir Bob Geldof, her ex-husband, Hutchence mixed\ncocaine, vodka, beer, champagne and the antidepressant drug Prozac\nbefore taking his life in his Ritz-Carlton hotel room in Double Bay\nAustralia.\nHutchence&amp;apos;s lifeless body was found naked in a kneeling position\nnear the door. The coroner&amp;apos;s report theorizes that the singer&amp;apos;s\nbelt buckle broke loose from the belt, releasing the body to the\nfloor.\nAlluding to widespread speculation that Hutchence may have\nperished during an unusual sexual practice known as autoerotic\nasphyxiation, Hand acknowledged that &amp;quot;there is a presumption\nagainst suicide.&amp;quot; Nonetheless, Hand concluded: &amp;quot;Having considered\nthe [evidence], I am satisfied that the standard required to\nconclude that this death was a suicide has been reached.&amp;quot;\nNew South Wales Police confirmed that their investigation is now\nconsidered closed."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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