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Two found dead at Camden building site | Two found dead at Camden building site |
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Two men have died after falling into the basement area of a building site in north-west London. | Two men have died after falling into the basement area of a building site in north-west London. |
Off-duty British Transport Police officer Gavin Brewer, 32, and Stuart Meads, 34, were reportedly arguing on the Camden site early on Saturday when they fell against a wooden barrier. | |
The two men, who were thought to be in a relationship, were found in the foundations of the Hampstead Road site. | |
Their deaths are being treated as unexplained. | |
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesperson said Mr Brewer, from Waltham Forest, had been with the force for nine years and was based at Finsbury Park station. | |
They added: "BTP officers and staff are continuing to support his family and friends through this very difficult time." | |
'Very sad event' | |
The Metropolitan Police, which is carrying out the investigation, said it believed Mr Meads, from Hackney, and Mr Brewer, fell against a barrier surrounding the new housing development on the corner of Netley Street and Hampstead Road. | |
Post-mortem examinations into the men's deaths had been due to take place on Wednesday. The Health and Safety Executive is also involved in the investigation. | |
Floral tributes have been left to the men at the building site. | |
One resident, Diederick Santer, said it was a "very sad and troubling event". | One resident, Diederick Santer, said it was a "very sad and troubling event". |
He said: "Residents are hugely upset that these two young men have died, and angry that a building site, adjacent not only to numerous residential properties such as our own, but close to a large primary school, was unprotected in such a way that two people could so easily fall to their deaths." | He said: "Residents are hugely upset that these two young men have died, and angry that a building site, adjacent not only to numerous residential properties such as our own, but close to a large primary school, was unprotected in such a way that two people could so easily fall to their deaths." |
He added that the property developers had since made the barrier safe. | He added that the property developers had since made the barrier safe. |