News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead

[WI_DEM]

Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbiz reporter who was the first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead, the Guardian has learned.

Hoare, who worked on the Sun and the News of the World with Coulson before being dismissed for drink and drugs problems, is said to have been found dead at his Watford home.

Hertfordshire police would not confirm his identity, but the force said in a statement: "At 10.40am today police were called to Langley Road, Watford, following the concerns for the welfare of a man who lives at an address on the street. Upon police and ambulance arrival at a property, the body of a man was found. The man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after.

"The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/news-of-the-world-sean-hoare

[notadmblnd]

1. And the suicides begin

[eShirl]

2. No, there's nothing at all suspicious about that.

Move along.

[malaise]

4. Or this

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/18/phone-hacking-scandal-live-coverage
<snip>
A former BBC Crimewatch presenter and police officer has been telling Channel 4 news about her experience of being put under surveillance by private investigators with alleged links to News International.

She said that she was called two months ago by Scotland Yard to inform her that her details had shown up in papers belonging to Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator working for the News of the World.

"I sat there and read the extent to which he had delved into my private life. It was a body blow," Hames told Channel 4 News' Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies.

She believes that the details - which included her homes address, mobile phone number, police warrant number and payroll number - could only have been passed on by another police officer.

The surveillance dates back to 2002 after her then husband, a senior murder squad officer, Detective Chief Superintendent David Cook appeared on BBC Crimewatch on June 26 2002, when he appealed for information to solve the murder of Daniel Morgan, who had been found dead in south London five years earlier.

sp.

[N7Shepard]

3. Someone please tell me how this can be considered not suspicious?

[SDuderstadt]

5. If he died of...

natural or accidental causes.

[Maru Kitteh]

7. It's so easy to kill a vulnerable person with little to no trace of evidence - especially

when those who should be looking for the evidence benefit so greatly from the outcome of the death they are charged to investigate.

[SDuderstadt]

8. So...

you're saying the coroner is dishonest?

[Pab Sungenis]

11. The Met were being bribed by the Murdoch operation.

I wouldn't trust anyone in the police or in Government about this.

[Maru Kitteh]

6. It solves a great deal of trouble for many people, especially those on the police force

So there you go. Not suspicious in the least - obviously.

:sarcasm:

[HereSince1628]

9. Am I the only one thinking of Dr Kelly?

:shrug:

[devilgrrl]

10. From what little I know, I'm guessing that this is just a coincidence.

Some people just die. Just a guess.