Coroner: 'interest in bondage had no bearing on spy's death'
The coroner ruled out Mr Williams's interest in bondage and drag queens in having any bearing on his death.
Instead, she questioned leaks about his private life to the press.
She said: "I wonder if this was an attempt by some third party to manipulate the evidence."
Unanswered questions remain over spy's death
Whatever the coroner's verdict today at the inquest into the death of MI6 spy Gareth Williams, many questions will remain unanswered.
Inquest into spy death in Pimlico
Last day of the inquest into the death of Gareth Williams
Experts say spy may have locked himself in bag
Experts can't rule out the possibility that the MI6 spy found dead in a bag, locked himself in unaided, before dying.