Speed's wife found his body, inquest told

The wife of Wales football manager Gary Speed found him hanged at their home early on Sunday morning, the inquest into his death heard on Tuesday.Detective Inspector Peter Lawless, of Cheshire Police, told Cheshire coroner Nicholas Rheinberg that the 42-year-olds body was found by his wife Louise just before 7am.He said there appeared to be no suspicious circumstances and a post mortem examination found Speeds death had been caused by hanging.Rheinberg opened and adjourned the inquest in Warrington, Cheshire, until the full hearing on January 30.There was a huge media presence at the inquest but members of Speeds family did not attend. The coroner asked the media to respect the privacy of Speeds family.Earlier on Tuesday, Welsh Assembly Members observed a minutes silence while flags continued to fly at half mast outside the Welsh Assembly buildings, UEFAs headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and FIFA House in Zurich.Thousands of supporters have left football shirts, scarves and flowers at the grounds where he played for Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United as well as the Millennium Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium, where Wales have played their home games.
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