Singapore inquest rules American killed himself

July 08, 2013 12:08

A Singaporean judge ruled today that an American engineer who was found dead in his apartment last year killed himself, rejecting suspicions by the man's parents that he was murdered because of research into sensitive technology.

The inquest into Shane Truman Todd's death has been criticized by Todd's parents, who walked out of hearings earlier this year, saying they had lost faith in the process. Todd's body was found in his Singapore apartment by his girlfriend in June 2012.

State counsel presented evidence of links to suicide websites on the 31-year-old's laptop and suicide letters written to family members and loved ones.

Judge Chay Yuen Fatt said today he found no evidence of foul play, ruling that Todd "committed suicide by hanging himself."

Chay recorded the official cause of death as "asphyxia due to hanging" and voiced hopes that Todd's family and loved ones would be able to find closure.

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