HOT: News Corp Phone Hacking Whistleblower Found Dead

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Update: The UK's Guardian reports:

Sean Hoare, the former News of the World showbiz reporter who was the first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson was aware of phone hacking by his staff, has been found dead, the Guardian has learned.

Hoare, who worked on the Sun and the News of the World with Coulson before being dismissed for drink and drugs problems, is said to have been found dead at his Watford home.

Update2 Police have issued a statement saying:

The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not thought to be suspicious.