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British Police Will Review The Death Of Stones Guitarist Brian Jones

London, England -- British police will review the death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, who drowned in 1969. The death was ruled an accident, but for decades, there's been speculation he was murdered.

Investigative journalist Scott Jones has handed 600 documents to police. He interviewed the woman who discovered Jones' body. She claimed her boyfriend was worried about tensions between Jones and builder Frank Thorogood.

She says she saw Jones and Thorogood fooling around in the pool and later saw Thorogood come into the house, shaking badly the day of Jones' death. Two books have claimed that Thorogood confessed on his deathbed to killing Jones.

Source: Associated Press

Rolling Stones guitarist's death to be re-examined

LONDON (Reuters) - British police are to re-examine the death of former Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones after receiving new information.

Jones, a founding member of the rock band, was 27 when he was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool at his home in southern England 40 years ago.

An inquest recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.

A spokesman for Sussex police said on Monday the force had received new information about the musician's death from an investigative journalist.

"These papers will be examined by Sussex Police but it is too early to comment at this time on what the outcome will be," he said.

Known for his flamboyant attire and recreational drug excesses, Jones left the band shortly before his death.

(Reporting by Christina Fincher; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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