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| Ex-Putin adviser's death in Washington hotel an 'accident' | Ex-Putin adviser's death in Washington hotel an 'accident' |
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| US officials say the death of a former Vladimir Putin adviser, whose body was found in a Washington DC hotel with extensive injuries, was an "accident". | US officials say the death of a former Vladimir Putin adviser, whose body was found in a Washington DC hotel with extensive injuries, was an "accident". |
| "Acute ethanol intoxication" was a contributory cause of Mikhail Lesin's death on 5 November last year, said the US Attorney for District of Columbia. | "Acute ethanol intoxication" was a contributory cause of Mikhail Lesin's death on 5 November last year, said the US Attorney for District of Columbia. |
| The 57-year-old was found dead alone in his Dupont Circle Hotel room. | The 57-year-old was found dead alone in his Dupont Circle Hotel room. |
| He had blunt-force injuries to his head, neck, torso, upper and lower extremities. | He had blunt-force injuries to his head, neck, torso, upper and lower extremities. |
| The US Attorney said these injuries were "induced by falls" following "days of excessive consumption of alcohol". | The US Attorney said these injuries were "induced by falls" following "days of excessive consumption of alcohol". |
| His mysterious death has spawned conspiracy theories that he was murdered. | His mysterious death has spawned conspiracy theories that he was murdered. |
| Russian officials had criticised a lack of communication from US authorities over Mr Lesin's death. | |
| They said they became aware of details of his injuries only when the medical examiner's report was released. | |
| BBC Russian says Mr Lesin was for a long time considered one of the most influential figures in the Russian media market and in the corridors of power. | |
| He worked as an aide to the presidency between 2004-09, when he helped advise on the creation of the English-language news channel Russia Today. | |
| Mr Putin led tributes to Mr Lesin following news of his death, hailing his "enormous contribution... to the formation of modern Russian media". | |
| Sergey Vasiliev, a business associate, told the Washington Post that a hotel security guard had checked up on Mr Lesin the night before he was found dead because the guest had not left his room in a long time. | |
| Mr Vasiliev told the newspaper that the guard had found a drunken Mr Lesin on the floor asleep, and he resisted efforts to be helped up. | |
| A cleaner found Mr Lesin the next morning lying in the same spot but non-responsive, added Mr Vasiliev. | |
| The Dupont Circle Hotel, which is not far from the US capital's embassy row area, did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for comment. |