A 44-YEAR-OLD man was found hanged in a Beckenham park yesterday morning(April 20).

The body was discovered by a walker in Beckenham Place Park near River Park Gardens, which is near Ravensbourne Station.

Emergency services were called at 7.46am and the man, who was from Lewisham, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8.14am.

His next of kin have been informed but police are yet to release details of his identity.

A post-mortem and inquest will take place tomorrow. (April 22)

Rebecca Deblasi, a 22-year-old administrator who walks her dogs in the park every day, said: "It's not the kind of thing that goes on around here.

"It's a total shock."

Another dog walker who wished to remain anonymous said: "I'm quite taken aback - I've never heard of anything like this happening in this park before."