The holdall death mystery of MI6 codebreaker Gareth William may never be solved, a coroner has said.
Dr Fiona Wilcox said it was "unlikely" the circumstances "will ever be satisfactorily explained".
Despite a 21-month police inquiry and a seven-day inquest, "most of the fundamental questions in relation to how Gareth died remain unanswered", she added.
Starting her narrative verdict at Westminster Coroner's Court, Dr Wilcox said it was "especially important" not to speculate.
Mr Williams, a 31-year-old fitness enthusiast originally from Anglesey, North Wales, was found naked, curled up in a padlocked holdall in the bath of his flat in Pimlico, central London, on August 23 2010.
Pathologists said he would have suffocated within three minutes if he was alive when he got inside the 32in (81cm) by 19in (48cm) red North Face bag. Poisoning and asphyxiation are the "foremost contenders" in solving the death riddle, they said.
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