Keith Flint's wife Mayumi Kai shares online tribute in wake of Prodigy legend's death

Flint died at the farmhouse he once shared with the Japanese DJ
Tribute: The Prodigy front man Keith Flint
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Prodigy star Keith Flint’s wife today shared an online tribute to him amid reports he killed himself following their split.

Flint, 49, died at the farmhouse he once shared with Japanese DJ Mayumi Kai. The property is up for sale.

Mayumi’s official Twitter account retweeted a Japanese news story containing a statement from bandmates calling Flint “a true pioneer, innovator and legend”.

Mayumi was in Japan when police discovered Keith “unresponsive” yesterday morning at the £1.7million Grade II-listed five-bedroom in Dunmow, Essex. Police said his death was not suspicious.

The Sun reported that Flint had plunged into depression after separating with Mayumi.

He previously admitted to a long battle with drink, drugs and depression and said his wife “saved him”.

Keith Flint of The Prodigy - In pictures

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Among the tributes to Flint was one from James Blunt who said Flint deserved “a Grammy for kindness”.

The singer, 45, said when they met in 2013 he gave him a hug when other industry icons mocked him.

Touching: James Blunt was among a slew of stars who paid tribute to the late icon
Twitter/ James Blunt

Blunt tweeted: “At the Q Awards years ago, when @NoelGallagher was saying he was leaving Ibiza because I’d moved there, and @DamonAlbarn refused to be in the same picture as me and @PaulWeller HQ was saying he’d rather eat his own s**t than work with me, Keith Flint came over, gave me a hug, and said how thrilled he was for my success.

“Keith, I only met you once, but I shed a tear at the news of your death. In our business, there are no prizes for being kind, but if there was, that Grammy would be yours.”

Writing on their website, organisers described Flint as “one of our newer runners”, adding: “We wished he could have been part of our parkrun community for longer than he was.

“Our condolences and thoughts go to his family and friends at this sad time.”

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