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Police probe after man found dead in train toilet
Mark Blunden10 Jul 2009
Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a locked train toilet at Liverpool Street station today.
The man is believed to be in his early 20s and was discovered surrounded by drug paraphernalia at around 4.30am.
He was found by the driver as he walked the train, carrying out final checks on the last Network Express East Anglia train from Stansted, which arrived at 1.20am.
An ambulance was called but the man was pronounced dead at the scene and a post mortem is being carried out at St Pancras Mortuary.
British Transport Police are treating the death as unexplained.
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Nowan, I'm inclined to agree with you.
- Keith Lonsdale, Doncaster, 10/07/2009 16:07
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The only person I feel sorry for is the poor driver who discovered the body.
- Nowan King, London, 10/07/2009 15:09
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This should be a deterrent to anyone who takes illegal drugs.
- Rod, Epping, UK, 10/07/2009 14:34
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