Mircea Stănescu (July 17, 1969 – January 5, 2009) was a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n Member of Parliament (2004–2008). Born in

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, he was the son of Romanian journalist

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. On December 27, 2008, he committed a car accident which resulted in the death of a pedestrian who was lawfully crossing Alexandru Șerbănescu Street in Bucharest. On January 5, 2009 Stănescu was found dead at his home in Bucharest, after an apparent

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or ac ...

by gunshot.

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