Man dies after being found on fire in London park

Central Park in east London remains closed to the public with a police cordon in place (Picture: Dinendra Haria/LNP)

A man was found on fire in an east London park in the early hours of this morning.

Medics and police were rushed to Central Park, East Ham at 2.20am, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

No further details have been released about the individual, with his death being treated as ‘unexplained’.

The park has now been closed and cordoned off as a crime scene while police work to identify the man and his next of kin.

A police spokesperson said: ‘Police were called at approximately 02:20hrs on Thursday, 2 June by London Fire Brigade to reports of a man injured after being found on fire in the vicinity of Central Park, E6.

‘Officers and London Ambulance Service attended but the man – no further details – was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police and ambulance staff were called to the scene in the early hours of this morning (Picture: Dinendra Haria/LNP)

No further information about the man has been released (Picture: Dinendra Haria/LNP)

‘Enquiries to confirm his identity and inform next of kin are ongoing.

‘At this early stage, the death is being treated as unexplained while the circumstances of his death are investigated.

‘A crime scene remains in place and Central Park remains closed at this time.’

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