Cops probe French scholar's NY death
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April 7, 2012, Saturday
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NEW York police said on Thursday they had yet to determine the cause of death of prominent French academic Richard Descoings, whose naked body was found in his room at a mid-town Manhattan hotel two days ago.
Paul Browne, chief spokesman for the New York Police Department, said on Thursday the death on Tuesday afternoon was still under investigation. While an autopsy has been completed, Brown said, "We don't know the cause of death yet."
He said police were awaiting results of toxicology tests, which may not be completed for two weeks. Evidence of foul play in Descoing's death had not been established.
In initial reports following the discovery of Descoing's body, police sources suggested that because his room was in disarray, there were suspicious circumstances in the death. But investigators later concluded that emergency personnel threw the room into disarray during efforts to revive Descoings.
Investigators now believe Descoings had one or more visitors in his hotel room the night before his death. However, the last time the visitors are known to have been in the room was about 10:30pm on Monday.
Police are investigating the possibility that Descoings' death was caused by a mix of alcohol and prescription drugs.
Descoings, 53, was director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies and chief administrator of the French National Foundation of Political Science.
The two bodies are prestigious public policy research and teaching institutions in Europe.
Paul Browne, chief spokesman for the New York Police Department, said on Thursday the death on Tuesday afternoon was still under investigation. While an autopsy has been completed, Brown said, "We don't know the cause of death yet."
He said police were awaiting results of toxicology tests, which may not be completed for two weeks. Evidence of foul play in Descoing's death had not been established.
In initial reports following the discovery of Descoing's body, police sources suggested that because his room was in disarray, there were suspicious circumstances in the death. But investigators later concluded that emergency personnel threw the room into disarray during efforts to revive Descoings.
Investigators now believe Descoings had one or more visitors in his hotel room the night before his death. However, the last time the visitors are known to have been in the room was about 10:30pm on Monday.
Police are investigating the possibility that Descoings' death was caused by a mix of alcohol and prescription drugs.
Descoings, 53, was director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies and chief administrator of the French National Foundation of Political Science.
The two bodies are prestigious public policy research and teaching institutions in Europe.
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