Top chef Benoit Violier dies in apparent suicide at 44

Swiss police say 3-star chef Benoit Violier, whose restaurant near Lausanne recently topped a list of the world’s best, has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. He was 44.

Police said in a statement that Mr Violier was found dead in his home late on Sunday afternoon in the municipality of Crissier.

An investigation has been opened to determine the exact circumstances of the death, police said.