LONDON - A former journalist who told the
New York Times that phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's now defunct
News of the World was more extensive than the paper had acknowledged at the time, has been found dead, media reported on Monday.
Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious.Sean Hoare, a former show business reporter at the
News International paper, part of News Corp, had also told the BBC he was asked by former editor Andy Coulson to tap into phones. Coulson has denied being aware of any wrongdoing at the paper.
"The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious. Police investigations into this incident are ongoing," Hertfordshire police said in a statement. They would not confirm the identity.
