Verdict in Singapore: U.S. engineer Shane Todd killed himself...

American engineer Shane Todd committed suicide in Singapore last year, a coroner's inquiry in the city-state concluded on Monday, in a verdict at odds with his family's belief that he was murdered because of his work.

The case had threatened to become an issue between Singapore and the United States as Senator Max Baucus, who represents Todd's home state of Montana, had pressed for more American involvement in the investigation.

The possibility of diplomatic discord appears to have diminished, even though Todd's parents have vowed to push for an inquiry at home. The U.S. embassy in Singapore was expected to issue a statement later on Monday.

Todd died of "asphyxia by hanging" and there was "no foul play involved in the deceased's death," said the summary of the findings by District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt, following two weeks of testimony by dozens of witnesses in May. Full story...

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