Tuesday 27 September 2022 01:38 AM Mystery over death of ex-cop 'who may have killed himself by setting off a gas ... trends now
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An ex-Scotland Yard counter-terror cop who worked probed the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the London 7/7 bomb attack reportedly may have killed himself by setting off a gas explosion at his thatched cottage home.
Malcolm Baker, 60, died after a fire tore through his home in Brompton Regis, within Exmoor National Park, at around 6pm on September 14.
The blaze led to an explosion, which could be heard from a mile away and took the roof off the property, The Sun reports.
Human remains were subsequently found inside the ruins of the house following a search led by specialists.
DNA tests are ongoing to confirm the victim is Mr Baker.
Neighbours are said to believe a gas bottle was deliberately opened and initially feared that he had been subject to a terror
