LONDON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The 2003 death of weapons inspector David Kelly, who accused London of sexing up weapons of mass destruction allegations to invade Iraq, was a suicide, previously classified documents released Friday indicate.
The 14-page pathologist's report, released by the British Justice Ministry, concluded that Kelly hadn't only slashed his own wrist but also taken an overdose of painkillers that could have accelerated his death.
In 2003, Kelly, a U.N. weapons inspector, was identified as the source behind a BBC report that accused the British government led by Prime Minister Tony Blair of adjusting evidence suggesting Iraq could attack Europe with weapons of mass destruction it was hiding.
Kelly's body was found shortly afterward in the woods close to his Oxfordshire home.
Blair launched an official investigation headed by James Hutton, a former chief justice of Northern Ireland, which concluded that Kelly had committed suicide. However, Hutton, arguing he wanted to protect the privacy of the Kelly family, requested the details of the postmortem examination and toxicology tests kept classified for 70 years.
Conspiracy theories have bloomed ever since, with one lawmaker suggesting Kelly was killed by Iraqi spies to avenge his work for the United Nations.
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