Keith Flint reportedly begged his estranged wife to come home just days before he took his own life.

The tragic Prodigy frontman split from Japanese DJ Mayumi Kai last year, but he's said to have tried for a reconciliation shortly before his shock death.

Flint, 49, was found dead at the home in Essex he once shared with Mayumi on Monday. His Prodigy bandmates later revealed it was suicide.

The house had been put on the market after the marriage collapsed, but the listing was recently removed.

According to The Sun , Flint had tried to take the house off the market as he attempted to work out his marital problems.

A source said: "Keith always hoped they could make it work and he made various phone calls to her, pleading with her.

“But she didn’t change her mind and insisted they sell the house. It broke Keith."

Mayumi was 6,000 miles away at a gig in Tokyo when her husband of 12 years took his own life.

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Her official Twitter account retweeted a Japanese news story about the band's heartbroken statement.

The statement read: "It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint.

"A true pioneer, innovator and legend. He will be forever missed.

"We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time."

The Prodigy star and the Japanese DJ married in 2006 with Matt Willis and David Gest on the guest list, and moved out of the city to his £1.5million Essex mansion.

He got sober and embraced a more simple life with his wife, taking road trips around Europe.

"We take one of the Range Rovers, and plan our route, and stay in hotels along the way, nothing lah-di-dah," he once said.

It has been claimed that Keith and Mayumi had been separated for some time before his death.

While no reason for the split has yet been given, reports speculate that it plunged him into depression.