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| Russian president’s former aide died of blunt force trauma at D.C. hotel, medical examiner says | Russian president’s former aide died of blunt force trauma at D.C. hotel, medical examiner says |
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| A former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin who was found dead in a Dupont Circle hotel room in November died of blunt force trauma to the head, the D.C. Medical Examiner’s Office said on Thursday. | A former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin who was found dead in a Dupont Circle hotel room in November died of blunt force trauma to the head, the D.C. Medical Examiner’s Office said on Thursday. |
| Mikhail Lesin, 59, also suffered injuries to his neck, body and upper and lower extremities, the medical examiner said in a statement. The manner of death is undetermined, according to the statement. | Mikhail Lesin, 59, also suffered injuries to his neck, body and upper and lower extremities, the medical examiner said in a statement. The manner of death is undetermined, according to the statement. |
| Dustin Sternbeck, the D.C. police department’s chief spokesman, said the case remains an active investigation. He would not say if the medical examiner’s ruling means a crime may have been committed. “We’re not willing to close off anything at this point,” he said. | |
| Lesin’s body was found before noon in a room at the Dupont Circle Hotel in the 1500 block of New Hampshire Avenue NW. It is in the Doyle hotel chain. | Lesin’s body was found before noon in a room at the Dupont Circle Hotel in the 1500 block of New Hampshire Avenue NW. It is in the Doyle hotel chain. |
| Authorities on Thursday released no other information about the mysterious death of the prominent political figure who once served as a press minister and executive of Gazprom-Media, the state-run holding company that controls much of the Russian press. | Authorities on Thursday released no other information about the mysterious death of the prominent political figure who once served as a press minister and executive of Gazprom-Media, the state-run holding company that controls much of the Russian press. |
| Family members had told Russian media in November that they believed Lesin had suffered a heart attack, citing his long-term illnesses. | Family members had told Russian media in November that they believed Lesin had suffered a heart attack, citing his long-term illnesses. |