Guardian: Berezovsky had a broken rib

Boris Berezovsky had a broken rib, the results of the autopsy showed. This was reported by the British newspaper Guardian, citing a source in the family of the deceased.

No bruises were found, including on the chest, the British publication notes. It is not known under what circumstances the rib fracture could have occurred. However, there is no official confirmation of the Guardian information. Earlier, a British newspaper, citing an unnamed friend of Berezovsky, reported that the businessman was taking antidepressants and about four months ago underwent treatment at the Priory clinic, specializing in depression. This information has not been confirmed. The investigation is ongoing.

The death of 67-year-old Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky became known on Saturday, March 23 . Berezovsky's body was found in his mansion in the English county of Berkshire, where an ambulance arrived after a call at about 15:18 (local time).

According to investigators, Berezovsky’s body was found by an employee; there was no one else in the mansion that day. The security guard told the police that he saw Berezovsky alive the day before, on March 22 at 22:30. The next morning, the guard left the mansion and Berezovsky was in the house without security for several hours. When the guard returned, he noticed Berezovsky's mobile phone, where there were several missed calls. The security guard went to look for Berezovsky, could not open the door to the bathroom and decided to knock it down. Once in the bathroom, he saw Berezovsky, fully dressed, without signs of life. A scarf was found next to the deceased, Berezovsky’s ex-wife Galina later reported . On Tuesday, March 26, police released the results of the autopsy. Police initially called Berezovsky's death "unexplained." An examination showed that Berezovsky died from hanging.

A family friend, former general director of the Kommersant holding Demyan Kudryavtsev, said that Berezovsky died due to heart failure. Lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky suggested that Berezovsky committed suicide. Nikolai Glushkov, a friend of the deceased businessman, as well as a former deputy general director of Aeroflot, believes that Berezovsky could have been strangled . Shortly before his death, Berezovsky spoke about suicide, BBC News reported today, citing a close friend of the deceased. The investigation is ongoing.