Software entrepreneur John McAfee was not suicidal, widow says in emotional response

The widow of software mogul John McAfee blamed U.S. authorities on Friday for his death in a Spanish prison where he was awaiting extradition to the United States and said he was not suicidal.

Janice McAfee said she wanted a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the death of her husband, which happened in his prison cell in Barcelona on Wednesday, in what the authorities said was an apparent suicide.

"I blame the U.S. authorities for this tragedy. Because of these politically motivated charges against him, my husband is now dead," she said, adding that he planned to appeal against Spain's high court ruling that authorized his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges. She added, "I don't believe he did this, I will get answers."

McAfee's lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the family was awaiting the results of an official autopsy, but he would request a second, independent autopsy as instructed by the McAfee family, who could take legal action once the investigation into the death was concluded.

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