Boris Berezovsky, 67, an exiled Russian ex-tycoon who played a key role in bringing Vladimir Putin to power, only to have a bitter falling out, has died in Britain, according to his family and Russian media reports.
The LAT goes on to report that
…there were conflicting reports Saturday about the circumstances of his death.
Rossiya 24, a Russian television news channel, reported that he was found dead in the bathroom of his London home. Other reports said he died at his home in the county of Surrey in the south of England. Well-known Russian lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky said he learned from a close friend of Berezovsky that he had committed suicide.
Since the UK has strict gun control laws, I feel certain that Mr. Berezovsky probably did not commit suicide by shooting himself in the chest five times with a bolt-action .22 rifle. But that’s probably the only thing that can be said for sure.
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He fell backwards onto a tray of steak knives. Or was found in his bath tub with a toaster. I haven’t gotten the final draft from the FSB yet.