Prodigy star Keith Flint is found dead aged 49 at his Essex home

Devastated bandmates say Keith Flint took his own life aged 49 after The Prodigy frontman was found dead at his country home this morning.

The singer was discovered unconscious at the property near Dunmow, Essex at around 8am this morning, after police were called over what they described as 'concerns for his welfare'.

Paramedics attempted to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have said they are not treating the death as suspicious.

Bandmate Liam Howlett wrote on the band's Instagram page: 'The news is true, I can't believe I'm saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend. 

I'm shell shocked , f***** angry, confused and heart broken..... r.i.p brother.'

Flint's wife Mayumi Kai - a DJ who the star credited with saving him from a life of drugs - is understood to be in Japan, having been playing gigs in Tokyo since the New Year.

Flint became one of the faces of 1990s rave when his energetic dance style and punk haircuts made him one of the chart's most recognisable characters.  

His band were best known for their fast-paced songs including Firestarter, Breathe and Smack My B**** Up.





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