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Dead US diplomat in Cyprus ‘stabbed himself’
Breitbart ^ | July 2, 2007 | Not Stated

Posted on 07/02/2007 12:33:39 PM PDT by Islander7

The US embassy’s defence attache in Cyprus was found dead on Monday on a hilltop in a remote part of the Mediterranean island after apparently stabbing himself in the neck, officials said. Thomas Mooney “died as a result of haemorrhaging after the infliction of an injury to the neck,” an official involved in the post-mortem told AFP on condition of anonymity.

“The injury was compatible with self-infliction. There was no evidence of foul play whatsover,” the official said, adding that the wound was caused by a sharp instrument and that the body was in a state of decomposition.

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Police confirmed he had died as a result of a large wound to the neck, but declined to describe it as suicide, which is illegal in Cyprus.
So not only did the poor guy off himself, he broke the law to it? Wonder what his jail sentence will be?