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Jon Macpherson & Matthew Dresch

Woman found dead in grounds of NHS hospital with investigation underway

A woman has been found dead in the grounds of a hospital in Blackpool.

Police were called to Blackpool Victoria Hospital on Tuesday morning after the grim discovery was made.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, although officers are not treating her death as suspicious.

The identity of the woman and cause of death has not been disclosed, LancsLive reports.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "As this is an ongoing inquiry the Trust will be making no comment at this stage."

A police force spokesperson told LancsLive: "We were called around 5.30am yesterday (Tuesday, June 14) to a report of a sudden death in Blackpool.

"A woman was found unresponsive in the grounds of Blackpool Victoria Hospital in Whinney Heys Road.

Police are not treating the woman's death as suspicious (MEN MEDIA)

"She was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"The death is not being believed to be suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner in due course."

It comes after a man's body was discovered on fire in a London park on Monday.

His death is being treated as suspicious, police have said.

Firefighters were called to Belvue Park in Northolt, Ealing, west London, just before 4.20am.

An inquiry is ongoing into the discovery at Blackpool Victoria Hospital (Getty Images)

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The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at around 4.40am on Monday, June 13, by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a man's body on fire.

The force said the victim's identity has not been confirmed, but his death is being treated as suspicious.

Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command are leading the investigation, it said.

Locals said on social media that a blue forensic tent had been erected in the park as police continued with their investigation.

Detective Chief Inspector Claire Hine, the senior investigating officer, said: "This is a complex and fast-moving investigation and we are working to piece together the events that resulted in this person losing their life.

"Our top priority at this stage is identifying the person involved so their family can be informed.

"We are also carrying out house-to-house enquiries are reviewing CCTV to build a timeline of who was in the area at the time of the fire.

"Officers will be in the park for some time and I would like to thank the community for their understanding as we carry out our thorough investigation."

Chief Superintendent Sean Wilson, responsible for local policing in Ealing, said: "There is no information at this time to suggest there is any wider risk as a result of this incident and I would ask the public to avoid speculating about the circumstances while our investigation takes place."

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