British TV host Caroline Flack's cause of death revealed
British coroners stated Wednesday that former “Love Island” host Caroline Flack’s death was ruled a suicide by hanging, according to multiple outlets.
Flack was found dead Saturday at her home in London.
Her family originally confirmed her passing with Britain’s Press Association saying, We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today on the 15th February.”
The family of Caroline Flack, who tragically passed away at the weekend, has released an unpublished Instagram post written by the TV presenter before she died.
In the post, she says the domestic incident involving her boyfriend Lewis Burton was an accident. pic.twitter.com/XJU5pLmgnb
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) February 19, 2020
About two months before her death, police responded to Flack’s home based on reports that a man had been assaulted. The injured man was Flack’s boyfriend, tennis player Lewis Burton.
Flack left “Love Island” in December and was scheduled to stand trial in March on assault charges.
Caroline Flack's family have released an unpublished Instagram post which she wrote before she died, but was advised not to post.
She described the assault as an ‘accident,’ saying “I've been having some sort of emotional breakdown for a very long time.” @LBC pic.twitter.com/np2tV83npd
— Rachael Venables (@rachaelvenables) February 19, 2020
In a previously unreleased message, Flack denied that she domestically abused Burton, and called the incident an “accident.”
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