Inquest held into death of Prodigy’s Keith Flint

In this file photo dated Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, British musician Keith Flint of Prodigy talks to the media after winning the best single for ‘Omen’ at the Kerrang Awards 2009, at the Brewery in London. Image: AP Photo/Joel Ryan, FILE

LONDON — A British coroner said there is not enough evidence to determine whether The Prodigy star Keith Flint took his own life.

Flint was found dead at his home in the village of North End, in eastern England, on March 4. He was 49.

An inquest held Wednesday revealed that he died by hanging, and that cocaine, alcohol, and codeine were in his system.

Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray said there was not enough evidence to conclude that his death was caused either by accident or due to suicide.

She said: “We will never quite know what was going on in his mind on that date.”

Flint was the charismatic frontman of The Prodigy, whose 1990s hits “Firestarter” and “Breathe” were an incendiary fusion of techno, breakbeat, and acid house music. /kga

HOW TO GET HELP

The Department of Health (DOH) earlier said suicide is a tragedy that could be avoided. Those who may have mental health issues and need help can contact its Hopeline, a 24/7 suicide prevention hotline in the Philippines, at (02) 804-4673 and 0917-5584673, 0917-5582919 for Globe and TM subscribers.