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Hanging caused death of wife of Robert Kennedy Jr.: autopsy May 17th 2012, 16:50 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found dead at NY home Wed, May 16 2012 Autopsy conducted on body of NFL star Junior Seau Thu, May 3 2012 A police car guards the driveway of the home of Mary Kennedy in Bedford, New York May 16, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Michelle McLoughlin NEW YORK | Thu May 17, 2012 12:50pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. died from asphyxiation due to hanging, an autopsy revealed on Thursday, in an apparent suicide at the family's suburban New York home. A spokeswoman for the Westchester County Medical Examiner's Office, Donna Greene, said the autopsy performed on Mary Kennedy, 52, revealed she died of suffocation. "The cause of death was put at asphyxiation due to hanging," Greene said. Results of toxicology tests would not be ready for several months, she said. Kennedy was found hanging in a barn behind the family's home in the New York City suburb of Bedford on Wednesday, according to the New York Times and ABC News, which both cited unnamed sources. The New York Times reported her body was cut down by authorities and attempts to revive her were unsuccessful. The Times said she had left a note. Mary Kennedy had four children with Robert Kennedy, a lawyer and environmentalist who is the son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy. "We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her," Mary Kennedy's family said on Wednesday in a statement released by her lawyer. Mary and Robert Kennedy filed for divorce in 2010 but it had not been finalized, said Kerry Lawrence, a lawyer for Mary Kennedy. (Reporting by Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Bill Trott and Vicki Allen) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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