A man whose body was found in a wheelie bin behind a Waitrose supermarket in north London died from a drug overdose, police have said.
Police launched an investigation after the man was found dead in a wheelie bin in Tollington Road, Islington, on the afternoon of May 11.
The man was later identified as 23-year-old Italian national Erik San-Filippo.
After an initial inconclusive post-mortem, police have now said Mr San-Filippo’s cause of death was a drug overdose.
His next of kin have been informed, police said.
His mother, Carmen De Caro, had told the Standard in May: “He was our prince. I am destroyed.”
Reports in the Italian media said Mr San-Fillipo had left his home to seek his fortune in London last year and found work in a local restaurant. One report said he was popular and well known in the area.
A 52-year-old man was arrested on May 16 and charged on the same day with preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body.
Gerardo Rossi, of Islington, was remanded in custody and will appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on October 28.
