Rolling Stones guitarist was found dead in a swimming pool in 1969 but questions around his death linger
After Brian Jones was found dead in his swimming pool in 1969, the authorities quickly decided that the Rolling Stones star had drowned accidentally.
But questions have lingered over the case in the years since, and now a previously unseen witness statement has cast renewed doubt on the police investigation.
Jones was found dead at his home in Hartfield in East Sussex on July 2 1969, just a few weeks after it was announced he was leaving the Rolling Stones. He was 27 years old.
Five days later, the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure, saying Jones drowned “whilst under the influence of alcohol and drugs”.