Sunday April 13, 2008

British children’s TV presenter Mark Speight was found dead at Paddington Railway Station 10am Sunday morning.

Officers were called to a remote area of the station, away from public view, following the discovery of the body.

The British Transport police said in a statement: “The circumstances surrounding his death are subject to an ongoing investigation, but we can confirm the deceased was not struck by a train. At this stage the death is being treated as unexplained.”

A formal identification is yet to take place but will be confirmed on Monday.

The body has been removed from the scene and CCTV from the station has been seized as part of the ongoing investigation.

Speight, 42, disappeared last Monday following the death of his fiancee, Natasha Collins, in January.

She was found in a bath at their north London flat after the pair had taken cocaine, sleeping pills and alcohol.

Mr Speight’s relatives have been informed of the discovery, police said.