Matthew Trickett, UK man accused of spying for Hong Kong, found dead in park
- Former UK Royal Marine, 37, died in ‘unexplained’ circumstances, and a police investigation is ongoing
- Trickett was on bail along with Peter Wai Chi-leung and Bill Yuen Chung-biu, pending a court appearance
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Matthew Trickett, Briton accused of spying for Hong Kong, found dead in park
A former member of the UK’s Royal Marines, bailed by a court last week along with two Hongkongers on spying charges, has been found dead, British police said on Tuesday.
Matthew Trickett, 37, was found dead in a park in Maidenhead, west of London, on Sunday following a report by a member of the public, Thames Valley Police said.
A police cordon remained in place in Grenfell Park late Tuesday, with several officers stationed next to a black forensics tent located close to a children’s playground.
“An investigation is ongoing into the death, which is currently being treated as unexplained,” the police force said in a statement. “A postmortem will be conducted in due course.”
Police were seeking information from the public, especially “anyone who was in Grenfell Park on Sunday afternoon prior to 5.15pm”.