FRENCH SINGER
Foul play ruled out in Aznavour death
Aznavour, 94, was found dead on Monday at his home
Marseille - French singer Charles Aznavour died in his bath of natural causes caused by heart and breathing difficulties, an autopsy has found, as tributes continued to pour in on Tuesday for the legendary crooner. Aznavour, 94, was found dead on Monday at his home in the southeast, sparking mourning for one of France’s best-known entertainers who sold 180-million records during his eight-decade career. He was discovered "lying in his bathroom bathtub, next to his bedroom", prosecutor Patrick Desjardins told reporters near his home in the town of Mouries. An autopsy, carried out in the southern city of Nimes, found the death "occurred in the morning of October 1, in the wake of an acute oedema caused by cardiorespiratory failure", Desjardins said. "Foul play can be ruled out, but the circumstances surrounding the death are not precisely known." The body has been returned to his family. Aznavour, who had just returned from a tour in Japan, had said last week he wanted to breathe his ...
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