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| Missing Jamie Oliver apprentice Kevin Boyle found dead | Missing Jamie Oliver apprentice Kevin Boyle found dead |
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| Police say the body of a man found in a back garden in south London was that of a chef who was one of Jamie Oliver's original TV apprentices. | Police say the body of a man found in a back garden in south London was that of a chef who was one of Jamie Oliver's original TV apprentices. |
| Kevin Boyle, 26, described as a "bright and talented chef", worked at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant. | Kevin Boyle, 26, described as a "bright and talented chef", worked at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant. |
| He was reported missing from Purley, south London, last October. | He was reported missing from Purley, south London, last October. |
| His body was found in Coulsdon on Sunday and his death is being treated as "unexplained", said a spokesman for Scotland Yard. | |
| 'Deeply loved' | 'Deeply loved' |
| Mark Humm, the youth minister at Mr Boyle's church, Purley Baptist Church, had previously said the last time he saw him he was "very upset about something". | |
| Mr Oliver, who trained Mr Boyle as part of the Channel 4 series Jamie's Kitchen in 2002, said he was "deeply saddened" by the news. | Mr Oliver, who trained Mr Boyle as part of the Channel 4 series Jamie's Kitchen in 2002, said he was "deeply saddened" by the news. |
| He said: "I am proud to have been able to call Kevin a friend for 10 years and he was also a constant supporter of Fifteen and all the apprentices and graduates who came after him through the course." | He said: "I am proud to have been able to call Kevin a friend for 10 years and he was also a constant supporter of Fifteen and all the apprentices and graduates who came after him through the course." |
| Mr Boyle appeared in the final episodes of the programme, having been recruited into the group of 15 budding chefs when someone else dropped out. | Mr Boyle appeared in the final episodes of the programme, having been recruited into the group of 15 budding chefs when someone else dropped out. |
| He progressed to working at various restaurants, most recently Vinoteca in Clerkenwell, and had cooked for the Prince of Wales and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. | He progressed to working at various restaurants, most recently Vinoteca in Clerkenwell, and had cooked for the Prince of Wales and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. |
| Peter Fosdike who set up a website to find Mr Boyle said the chef's friends had searched at restaurants and farms around the south-east of England because he was "passionate about farming and sourcing". | |
| Speaking to BBC London, he said that he was in Geneva, Switzerland, looking for his friend when he heard the news. | |
| He said: "A lady at our church had the words Geneva and Belvedere Road come to her when she was praying. I came to Geneva to visit my cousin, and decided to go the road. | |
| "I was sitting on a bench, prepared to wait for three hours when I got the phone call." | |
| He said he hoped Mr Boyle would be remembered for being an "exceptionally caring person who devoted himself to his friends". | |
| A post-mortem examination is set to take place in Croydon on Wednesday. | A post-mortem examination is set to take place in Croydon on Wednesday. |