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Man 'electrocuted' in Tunbridge Wells M&S store | Man 'electrocuted' in Tunbridge Wells M&S store |
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Police are treating the death of a man who was electrocuted at a Marks and Spencer store in Kent as suspicious. | |
The incident happened at the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre in Caverley Road, Tunbridge Wells. | |
Kent Police and an air ambulance were called just after 15:30 GMT but the man, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene. | Kent Police and an air ambulance were called just after 15:30 GMT but the man, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene. |
Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the death at this stage. | |
A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "It is believed that the man suffered an electric shock and he was pronounced dead at the scene. | |
"It is being treated as a suspicious death until the full circumstances are known." | |
Next of kin | |
The spokeswoman said police were called by paramedics from the South East Coast ambulance service who arrived at the scene first. | |
Police have not disclosed the man's age but they said he was not a member of the public. His next of kin were being informed, the spokeswoman said. | |
She said an area of the store remained sealed off. | |
Police said there would be an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive. | |
The Royal Victoria Place shopping centre declined to comment on the incident. |