Police after investigating after a dead body was found near Deptford High Street.

Officers were called shortly before 7am on Friday, September 10, to reports of a body found in the vicinity of Payne Street.

Enquiries are underway to establish the identity of the deceased, whose death is currently being treated as unexplained.

A crime scene has remained in place since Friday, as enquiries into the circumstances continue.

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