Thailand Police confirms Shane Warne's autopsy showed he died due to natural causes
Melbourne: The Thailand Police on Monday confirmed that the autopsy of Shane Warne's body revealed that he died due to natural causes.
Warne's family were told of the result and had accepted the finding. His body would be transferred to Australian consular officials for return to the family, a deputy police spokesman told Channel News Asia.
"Today, investigators received the autopsy result in which the medical opinion is that the cause of death is natural," Kissana Phathanacharoen said in a statement as quoted by Channel News Asia.
"Investigators will summarise the autopsy result for prosecutors within the time frame of the law," read the statement.
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne died of suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday. He was 52.
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