Police aren’t treating the dying of a former Royal Marine accused of helping the Hong Kong judgement carrier as suspicious.
Immigration enforcement officer Matthew Trickett, 37, used to be discovered lifeless then being bailed from Westminster Magistrates’ Courtroom closing era, along Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 63.
His frame used to be found out in Grenfell Soil, Maidenhead, at round 5.15pm on Sunday then a document from a member of the community, officials mentioned on Tuesday.
A Thames Valley police spokesman mentioned: “On Wednesday a Home Office post-mortem was completed on behalf of His Majesty’s Coroner.
“As a result of this and further enquiries conducted by detectives, we can confirm the death is not being treated as suspicious. Thames Valley Police is now preparing a file for the Coronial process.
“Mr Trickett’s family are being supported by specialist officers, our thoughts remain with them, and we would kindly ask that their privacy is respected at this difficult time.”
Up to now his people mentioned: “We’re mourning the loss of a much-loved son, brother and family man.”
Mr Trickett’s solicitor Julian Hayes, senior spouse at Berris Regulation, mentioned: “We are naturally shocked at this news and supporting his family as best we can.”
An area resident mentioned the pervasive terrain, which is situated alike to Maidenhead railway station in Berkshire, used to be busy on Sunday.
Tatiana Dioniseva, 30, mentioned: “There were so many people here – there were children everywhere. It was a bit bizarre because it was sunny – there were children about and then a crime scene over there.”
Prosecutor Kashif Malik mentioned all through closing era’s listening to that Mr Trickett had tried suicide then being charged, and had requested for the defendant to be remanded in custody for his personal welfare.
Mr Trickett used to be previously hired through the United Kingdom Border Drive at Heathrow Airport, earlier than becoming a member of House Place of job immigration enforcement on 21 February 2024, and used to be up to now a Royal Commando within the Marines for 6 years. He used to be additionally the director of MTR Consultancy, a safety company shaped in April 2021.
Mr Wai works as a Border Drive officer at Heathrow airport and Mr Yuen is hired as a Hong Kong industry legitimate based totally in London.
The costs alleged that between 20 December 2023 and a pair of Would possibly 2024, the trio indubitably to adopt data amassing, surveillance and acts of deception that had been more likely to materially lend a hand a international judgement carrier.
It’s also alleged that on 1 Would possibly 2024 they pressured access right into a UK residential deal with, being reckless as as to if the banned behavior, or process behavior of which it modes section, would have an interference impact.
They had been charged with the offences beneath the Nationwide Safety Function following an investigation through the Met’s counterterrorism command that noticed a complete of eleven family arrested.
They’d all been bailed and had been upcoming because of seem on the Used Bailey on Friday.
In March, the federal government accused China of engaging in a cyber espionage marketing campaign in opposition to politicians and the Electoral Fee.
China’s UK embassy spokesperson up to now mentioned: “For some time now, the UK has staged a series of accusations against China, including those on ‘China spies’ and cyberattacks. All those accusations are groundless and slanderous.”
Following Mr Trickett’s dying, a compulsory referral used to be made to the Detached Place of job for Police Habits as he used to be often registering at a police station future on bail, with the subject now handed to Thames Valley Police’s Skilled Requirements Section to research.
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