A body of a man found this morning at London’s Paddington station is believed to be that of missing TV presenter Mark Speight.
British Transport Police released a statement confirming a man’s body was discovered at a remote part of the station at around 10.00am, and although a formal identification has yet to be made, the statement verified that officers do believe the deceased is the 42 year old children’s TV presenter.
The circumstances surrounding the death have yet to be revealed by the police, however officers have said that it was not due to being hit by a train. A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “At this stage the death is being treated as unexplained.
Mr Speight, who disappeared last Monday, 6 days after an inquest into fiancé Natasha Collin’s death recorded a verdict of death by misadventure, has been said to have been in a very fragile state.
The popular presenter was reported missing after he failed to meet Natasha’s mother Carmen Collins for coffee in Covent Garden. He was last seen boarding a south-bound Bakerloo line train at around 2.45pm on Monday, sparking a nationwide police search into his disappearance.
His fiancé Collins was found dead on January 3 from boiling water burns and a drugs overdose in the bath of the couples shared home. The couple had spent the night ‘partying’ and had consumed a cocktail of cocaine, sleeping pills and wine.
Mr Speight was initially arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying Class A drugs, but it was later confirmed that he would not be facing any charges.
It has been confirmed that his Next of Kin have been informed by British Transport Police and CCTV footage from the station is currently in the process of being examined.
