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| TV presenter Mark Speight was found hanging on the roof of a building next to Paddington railway station. | TV presenter Mark Speight was found hanging on the roof of a building next to Paddington railway station. |
| Station staff found the 42-year-old's body hanging from the roof of MacMillan House in west London on Sunday morning. | Station staff found the 42-year-old's body hanging from the roof of MacMillan House in west London on Sunday morning. |
| British Transport Police said the body, which has yet to be formally identified, was out of public view. | British Transport Police said the body, which has yet to be formally identified, was out of public view. |
| Mr Speight, who was said to have been devastated by the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins in January, had been missing for a week. | Mr Speight, who was said to have been devastated by the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins in January, had been missing for a week. |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be held on Tuesday and an inquest into Mr Speight's death is expected to be opened on Wednesday, police said. | A post-mortem examination is due to be held on Tuesday and an inquest into Mr Speight's death is expected to be opened on Wednesday, police said. |
| Even though he had been released by the police, Mark was still walking around London blaming himself for the death of Natasha Stu Goldsmith, friend class="" href="/1/hi/entertainment/7346112.stm">Mark Speight's career class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7346168.stm">In pictures: Mark Speight Mr Speight was last seen on CCTV boarding a southbound Bakerloo line Underground train from Queens Park station. | |
| Later that day he was reported missing when he failed to meet Ms Collins' mother for coffee in Covent Garden. | Later that day he was reported missing when he failed to meet Ms Collins' mother for coffee in Covent Garden. |
| Mr Speight's 31-year-old fiancee died on 3 January after taking cocaine, sleeping tablets and alcohol. | Mr Speight's 31-year-old fiancee died on 3 January after taking cocaine, sleeping tablets and alcohol. |
| She was found with 60% burns from hot water in the bath at the couple's flat in St John's Wood, north-west London. | She was found with 60% burns from hot water in the bath at the couple's flat in St John's Wood, north-west London. |
| An inquest recorded a verdict of death by misadventure. | An inquest recorded a verdict of death by misadventure. |
| Following her death Mr Speight, who was said to be in a "fragile state of mind", had moved in with Ms Collins' mother. | Following her death Mr Speight, who was said to be in a "fragile state of mind", had moved in with Ms Collins' mother. |
| Paying tribute to his son, Oliver Speight said: "Mark was a wonderful son and brother to his family and he will be very sadly missed." | Paying tribute to his son, Oliver Speight said: "Mark was a wonderful son and brother to his family and he will be very sadly missed." |
| Stu Goldsmith, 42, who had known Mr Speight since they met at school in Wolverhampton said the presenter blamed himself for Ms Collins' death. | Stu Goldsmith, 42, who had known Mr Speight since they met at school in Wolverhampton said the presenter blamed himself for Ms Collins' death. |
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| Stu Goldsmith pays tribute to his friend Mark Speight | |
| "There was a funny side to Mark but also a sensitive side. I knew him and Natasha absolutely idolised each other, they were the perfect couple. | "There was a funny side to Mark but also a sensitive side. I knew him and Natasha absolutely idolised each other, they were the perfect couple. |
| "Even though he had been released by the police, Mark was still walking around London blaming himself for the death of Natasha. | "Even though he had been released by the police, Mark was still walking around London blaming himself for the death of Natasha. |
| "He was on a different wavelength. We gave it our best shot to find him. What has happened is a tragedy." | "He was on a different wavelength. We gave it our best shot to find him. What has happened is a tragedy." |
| Mr Speight's agent, Jan Kennedy of Billy Marsh Associates, said: "We are absolutely devastated at the tragic news of the loss of Mark and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family as well as the family of his beloved fiancee, Natasha, whose equally tragic death had affected him so inconsolably." | Mr Speight's agent, Jan Kennedy of Billy Marsh Associates, said: "We are absolutely devastated at the tragic news of the loss of Mark and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family as well as the family of his beloved fiancee, Natasha, whose equally tragic death had affected him so inconsolably." |