Mike Thalassitis death 'not suspicious'

18 March 2019, 08:12 | Updated: 18 March 2019, 08:16

The death of former Love Island contestant and Chelmsford City footballer Mike Thalassitis is not being treated as suspicious.

Police and London Ambulance Service were called to a park close to Latymer Way, in Edmonton, north London, on Saturday.

A man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, adding that the death was not being treated as suspicious.

The reality television star and semi-professional footballer, 26, found fame on the 2017 series of the ITV competitive dating show.

He earned the nickname Muggy Mike after partnering with fellow islander Chris Hughes's girlfriend Olivia Attwood.

A statement from the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called to a park near Latymer Way, N9, at 9.28am on Saturday, March 16 to reports of a man found hanged.

"Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and found a man, aged in his 20s, deceased.

"At this early stage, the death is not being treated as suspicious. Police are in the process of informing the man's next of kin. A file will be prepared for the coroner."

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