THE death of a 25-year-old man in a wooded area of Walthamstow is not being treated as suspicious.

His body was discovered on land between Beacontree Avenue and the Waterworks Roundabout just after 6am yesterday (Sunday July 1).

Officers closed the area until 11.20am while detectives investigated.

Police will not provide further details but say he was not hanged.

A Met spokesman said: "The death is believed to be non-suspicious".

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