The body of a young man has been discovered in a park in Anerley.

Emergency services were called to Betts Park, along Anerely Road, just after 7am this morning (November 4) to reports of a body in the grounds.

Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS) attended the scene.

They sent numerous resources, including a motorcycle responder and an ambulance.

An LAS spokesman confirmed a man was found dead at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police are not treating the death as suspicious.

MORE TOP STORIES They believe they know the identity of the deceased - thought to be 23 - but are awaiting formal identification.

Officers are trying to trace his next of kin. 

According to social media, the man is believed to have been hanged.

There are reports of a police cordon in place.

More to follow.

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