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Man found dead

London SE1 website team

Police in Southwark are investigating the circumstances of an unexplained death in Prioress Street on Sunday 23 October.

Police were alerted around 8.45am by a member of the public who had seen a man lying in the gardens of the Tabard Centre, a block of flats in Prioress Street. Officers called to the scene found a man who was dead.

The dead man has been identified as 41 year old businessman Simon Hobart who lived at the Tabard Centre.

A post mortem at Greenwich Mortuary on Tuesday revealed the cause of death to be a serious head injury, consistent with a fall. The results of further toxicology tests are awaited.

A report is being prepared for the Coroner.

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