An image has been released purporting to show the 21-year-old builder killed while working on a Leyton shop conversion. 

Marian Nemit died after a wall collapsed on him at the premises formerly occupied by Boom City in High Road, Leyton, on April 14. 

Mr Nemit sustained serious head injuries and died at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. 

Reports emerging from his native Romania claim his family are trying to arrange for Mr Nemit's body to be returned to Romania for burial. 

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Marian Nemit died after a wall collapsed on him.

Publication Ziua Constanta claim his family first found out about Mr Nemit's death after a message was posted by his flatmate on social media. 

Marian's friend, Crisitan Neguţ, wrote on his Facebook account:

"Unfortunately, Marian ours is not.

"God forgive him and take care of it where it is now. We started down both hard to build our future here in UK.

"He was an angel who has gone through this miserable world, I went with him on moments that no one imagines.

"You will remain in my mind and soul Nemit Marian, you were the most loyal friend of mine with whom I shared the last slice of bread over and that I had in difficult times. [sic]"

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Marian Nemit (circled) in an image released by a Romanian newspaper

A joint investigation into the East Ham resident's death has been launched by police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

An inquest was opened and adjourned yesterday at Walthamstow Coroner's Court.

Residents and shop workers reacted in shock to the 21-year-old's death a date for the inquest is yet to be scheduled.

Dave Knight, President of Waltham Forest Trades Council said he would be remembering Mr Nemit along with other worker deaths in the area.

He said: “This is yet another preventable work related tragedy in Waltham Forest.

“We [held] a minutes silence before the start of our election hustings to mark this young man’s death and we will be calling for the next government to act to ensure anyone who leaves for work returns home safely at the end of their working day.

“The next government must reverse the cuts to worker safety at the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) who are our health and safety police, and strengthen, not weaken further, their enforcement policy.

"Only then will we see an end to such awful tragedies.”

The trades council said they would be remembering Marian and other workers killed in Waltham Forest at a Workers Memorial Day event at the Town Hall, Walthamstow on April 28.

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Mr Nemit was working on the renovation of a shop formerly known as Boom City when he was killed