Suicide Banking
HSBC banker found hanged by belt at 5-star London hotel after 'committing suicide'
By Tom Kelly
Last updated at 2:49 AM on 22nd December 2008
A leading City banker was found hanged in a five-star hotel in an apparent suicide, police said yesterday.
Christen Schnor, 49, was discovered by a hotel worker naked with a belt around his neck in the cupboard of his £500 a night suite.
The married father of two earned a six-figure salary as HSBC's head of insurance and also had a seat on the bank's executive committee.
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