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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 is believed to have been electrocuted at a Marks and Spencer store in Kent as suspicious. | Police are treating the death of a man who is believed to have been electrocuted at a Marks and Spencer store in Kent as suspicious. |
The incident happened at the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre in Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells. | The incident happened at the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre in Calverley 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 later stressed that the cause of death had not yet been confirmed. | Police later stressed that the cause of death had not yet been confirmed. |
A Kent Police spokeswoman said the death was being treated as suspicious while officers worked out the full circumstances of what happened. | |
She said police were not looking for anyone else in connection with the death. | |
The spokeswoman said: "Kent Police were called at just before 3.30pm to a store in Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells. | |
"A man was pronounced dead at the scene. The full circumstances of this death have yet to be established and it is being treated as suspicious at this time. | "A man was pronounced dead at the scene. The full circumstances of this death have yet to be established and it is being treated as suspicious at this time. |
"The air ambulance was also in attendance." | "The air ambulance was also in attendance." |
'Tragic incident' | 'Tragic incident' |
His next of kin have not yet been informed, she said. | |
Police have not disclosed the man's age. They said he was not a member of the public. | |
Police said they were called by paramedics from the South East Coast ambulance service who arrived at the scene first. | |
The store was not evacuated as the scene was not in a public area of the shop, police said. | |
They said there would be an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive. | |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council have been told of the incident and their health and safety officer will be liaising with police. | |
A spokeswoman for M&S said: "There has been a tragic incident at the store today and our thoughts are with the family concerned. | A spokeswoman for M&S said: "There has been a tragic incident at the store today and our thoughts are with the family concerned. |
"We are now concentrating on doing all we can to assist the emergency services with their investigation and as such are unable to comment any further at this stage." | "We are now concentrating on doing all we can to assist the emergency services with their investigation and as such are unable to comment any further at this stage." |
She said the M&S store was closed when the incident happened. | She said the M&S store was closed when the incident happened. |
The Royal Victoria Place shopping centre declined to comment on the incident. | The Royal Victoria Place shopping centre declined to comment on the incident. |