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Kristian Rausings wife found dead in London

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Eva Rausing supported a number of charities that helped to fight addictions.

One of Britains richest women, American-born Eva Rausing, was found dead in her west London home and a man was arrested in connection with the case, British police said Tuesday, adding that an autopsy had failed to uncover a formal cause of death.Rausing, 48, was the wife of Hans Kristian Rausing, heir to the TetraPak fortune his father built by creating a successful manufacturer of laminated cardboard drink containers. Both Rausing and her husband have had long-running and often public battles against addiction.British police said they had arrested a 49-year-old man Monday on suspicion of drug possession and a subsequent search of an address in Londons tony Belgravia neighborhood related to that arrest turned up Rausings body later that day.The man was widely named in the British media but police would not confirm his identity.Scotland Yard said in a statement Tuesday that further tests were being carried out on Rausings body after an autopsy was inconclusive. It said officers from the Homicide and Serious Crime division were investigating the case and the death continues to be treated at this time as unexplained.The man arrested in connection with Rausings death remained under arrest but was receiving medical attention at a location away from the police station, police said. They would not say if the man was under guard.After the news broke, her parents, Tom and Nancy Kemeny, and the rest of her family paid tribute Tuesday to a devoted wife and mother of four much loved and wonderful children, saying they were devastated over her death. Their statement also alluded to her struggles.During her short lifetime she made a huge philanthropic impact, supporting a large number of charitable causes, not only financially, but using her own personal experiences, the family said in a statement. She bravely fought her health issues for many years.A statement from her in-laws, Hans and Marit Rausing, said they were deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death.
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