Madoff investor commits suicide

A fund manager who lost more than $1bn (€715m) of his clients’ money to Bernard Madoff committed suicide at his Manhattan office.

Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet was found sitting at his desk at about 8am yesterday local time, with both wrists slashed, New York police spokesman Paul Browne said. A box cutter was found on the floor along with a bottle of sleeping pills on his desk. Police did not find a suicide note.