Official: Designer hanged himself

LONDON (AP) — Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his London apartment last week after leaving a note nearby, a British coroner’s official told an inquest Wednesday.

The contents of the note were not released by the coroner’s office, which is charged with formally identifying the circumstances of the designer’s death.

Days before his body was found last Thursday, McQueen, 40, had left several messages on Twitter revealing his grief at the death of his mother days earlier.

Coroner’s officer Lynda Martindill said the 40-year-old McQueen had died from asphyxiation and hanging.