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Coroner: Cyanide suicide victim was schizophrenic

30-08-2008 - 08:14

A coroner says a Canadian man who killed himself with cyanide in a Denver hotel room had been suffering from schizophrenia.

Medication to treat the disorder was found in Saleman Abdirahman Dirie's system. His body was found two weeks before the start of the Democratic convention in a hotel a few blocks from the state Capitol.

The autopsy report released Friday did little to clear up questions about why the 29-year-old had cyanide and why he was in Denver. The FBI says Dirie's death has no apparent connection to terrorism, and police say they don't suspect foul play.

The coroner ruled last week that Dirie, of Ottawa, Canada, committed suicide.

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