PodcastBritish ex-intel officer died from fall, Turkey says
Former MI6 Agent Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier's death was the result of a fall, according to the forensic report. Only sleep-aids were found in Le Mesurier's blood, and no foreign DNA was found on the tissue. Le Mesurier was found dead in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district early on Nov. 11 and an investigation was launched into the incident.
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Former MI6 agent James Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier died as a result of falling, according to the forensics report.
Mesurier, 48, was found dead in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district early on Nov. 11 and an investigation was launched into the incident.
Blood and tissue samples were examined, and only sleep-aids were found in Le Mesurier's blood, Turkey's state-owned broadcaster TRT reported, adding that no foreign DNA was found on the tissue.
Le Mesurier was the director of Mayday Rescue charity that trained members of the volunteer rescue workers' group Syria Civil Defense, nicknamed the White Helmets.
Turkish authorities had placed a travel ban on Le Mesurier's wife.