"The circumstances of the 67-year-old's death were unclear, though there were unconfirmed claims that the former power-broker of Russian politics had killed himself at the property in Ascot. Police said the death was being investigated as unexplained and the search for hazardous materials was a precautionary measure. Reports said his body was discovered in a bath," British newspaper The Guradian writes.
"Berezovsky's death comes only months after he lost a high-profile and personally disastrous court case against fellow Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. He had accused the Chelsea football club owner of blackmail, breach of trust and breach of contract in relation to a Russian oil company," the article published by the Guardian reads. "Berezovsky is said by friends to have become deeply depressed last year, not just because he lost to Abramovich, but because the damning judgment at the end of the case had so badly damaged his reputation."
"One close friend said Berezovsky had taken antidepressants last year and had checked into the Priory clinic for a brief period about four months ago while being treated for depression," The Guardian writes.
"Sources close to Berezovsky said he had recently talked about suicide, but early today his body was still in the house in Ascot while police guarded a two-mile cordon around it," The Sunday Times writes.
"Berezovsky had been diagnosed as clinically depressed after losing a multibillion-pound court case against Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club, last year," the article published by The Sunday Times reads.
World Press on Boris Berezovsky's Death (March 24, 2013)
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