THE body of Chester Bennington has been removed from his home as a coroner confirmed the Linkin Park frontman had taken his own life.

A group of police and coroner authorities were seen wheeling the body into a van outside the singer’s California home on Friday.

Bennington was found dead at his private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles County on Thursday morning.

On Friday Los Angeles County coroner confirmed Bennington had killed himself. Coroner’s office spokesman Ed Winter said a half-empty bottle of alcohol was found in the room where he died, but no drugs were evident. Bennington had struggled for years with drug addiction.

Mr Winter also confirmed the manner in which he had taken his own life.

The coroner’s office confirmed Friday that Bennington died by hanging himself, with an employee of his Los Angeles residence finding his body on a belt attached to his bedroom door.

The band has also cancelled their North American tour. Fans will be refunded if they have bought tickets.

Earlier on Friday a series of vile messages surfaced on the Twitter feed of Bennington’s widow, Talinda, after it was hacked, New York Post reported.

The foul tweets, which have since been deleted, allege infidelity and made disturbing claims surrounding the nature of Bennington’s tragic death.

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“I guess this is the time to say it but i have been cheating on chester with Mike Shinoda …,” the tweet said of Linkin Park‘s co-founder Shinoda, 40.

“he didn’t kill himself, he was already did before he hung himself, I have proof.”

“i never really loved him and i’m not hacked i just was in love with the money hurts to say.”

Representatives for Talinda did not immediately respond to requests for comment but a Linkin Park spokesman said it was clearly a hack.

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Meanwhile, a fellow US rocker copped backlash after branding Bennington a “coward” for taking his own life.

Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch took to social media after hearing of Bennington’s death, writing: “I’m pissed that you did this”.

He went to write that, “Giving up on your kids, fans, and life is the cowardly way out!”

Following an angry online backlash Welch later retracted his comments, saying he “didn’t mean to sound insensitive”.

“Chester Bennington was an artist of extraordinary talent and charisma, and a human being with a huge heart and a caring soul. Our thoughts and prayers are with his beautiful family, his band-mates and his many friends,” Warner Bros. Records CEO and Chairman Cameron Stang said in a statement.

Bennington’s untimely death on Thursday also marked what would have been longtime friend Chris Cornell‘s 53rd birthday.

The Soundgarden singer was found dead in his hotel room in May after an apparent suicide. Bennington performed at Cornell’s funeral service later in the month.

Bennington had toured with Cornell and sang Leonard Cohen’s classic Hallelujah at his funeral.

Linkin Park co-founder Shinoda, in an interview shortly after Cornell’s death, said Bennington had been so affected that he could not keep his composure during a pre-concert sound-check.

“Chester couldn’t even make it through the song. He was getting halfway through and getting choked up,” Shinoda told Radio.com.

After Cornell’s death, Bennington said that the singer “inspired me in many ways you could never have known.”

“Your talent was pure and unrivalled. Your voice was joy and pain, anger and forgiveness, love and heartache all wrapped up into one,” he said in the tribute posted by Cornell’s family on Facebook.

“I suppose that’s what we all are. You helped me understand that.”

Cornell’s widow has cast doubt on whether the Soundgarden singer intentionally committed suicide, saying his judgment may have been impaired by his anxiety medication.

Bennington reportedly struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and had previously talked about suicide as the result of childhood trauma and abuse. He leaves behind six children from two marriages.

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