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Cause of death of Linkin Park's Chester Bennington is confirmed

The cause of Chester Bennington's death has now been confirmed by a Los Angeles coroner.

The 41-year-old Linkin Park frontman was found dead on July 20 after fighting an ongoing battle with depression.

The coroner’s office spokesman has confirmed that Bennington died by hanging, but there was no sign of any drug abuse.

Having often spoken out about his mental health struggles and battle with addiction, Bennington gave a frank message about seeking help prior to his death. He admitted:

“My whole life, I’ve just felt a little off.

“I find myself getting into these patterns of behaviour or thought – especially when I’m stuck up here [in my head]; I like to say that ‘this is like a bad neighbourhood, and I should not go walking alone’.

“Most of my problems are problems that I cause myself. That’s what that song’s about.

"That time when you consciously look at that. Once you acknowledge what it is, you can separate yourself from it and do something about it, as opposed to just being in it.”

Watch the late Chester Bennington's final interview, below:

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