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Tests inconclusive in death of UK artist Hockney's aide

Thomson ReutersMarch 19, 2013 14:00

LONDON (Reuters) - A post mortem found "no obvious natural causes" for the death of British artist David Hockney's assistant, who died after falling ill at the painter's home, police said on Wednesday. Dominic Elliott, 23, was taken to hospital from his employer's home in Bridlington in northeast England early on Sunday and later died. It was unknown if Hockney was at the house at the time.

Artist David Hockney 'devastated' by assistant's death

Thomson ReutersMarch 18, 2013 08:30

LONDON (Reuters) - Police are investigating the death of British artist David Hockney's assistant who was rushed to hospital from his employer's home early Monday and later died in hospital. Humberside police said a 23-year-old man from Hockney's hometown of Bridlington in northeast England died in Scarborough General Hospital after being taken there in serious condition at around 6 a.m. on Monday by a friend.

British police probe death of Hockney 'assistant'

Agence France-PresseMarch 18, 2013 08:01

A young man who was at the home of world-renowned British artist David Hockney has died in mysterious circumstances, police said on Monday. Officers are investigating events leading up to the death of the 23-year-old -- identified by media as Dominic Elliott, an assistant and close friend of the painter -- over the weekend. The man was taken to hospital from Hockney's home in the seaside town of Bridlington in northeast England early on Sunday morning. It is unclear whether he died in hospital or at the artist's place.