Zimbabwean boxer Bhekitshe Moyo who was living in Wallington and due to be deported found dead near Mitcham Common

Zimbabwean national Bhekitshe Moyo, who lived in Wallington, was told to leave the country by the Home Office.

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A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "At approximately 00:40hrs on Tuesday, 7 March, officers carrying out enquiries in relation to a man who had been reported missing on the evening of Monday, 6 March discovered the body of a deceased man close to Mitcham Common.

“The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed. The death is not being treated as suspicious.”