A homeless man who outstayed his visa killed himself by jumping in front of a train, a coroner’s court heard.

Emile Marciny, 45, of no fixed address, jumped in front of a fast moving train at Wimbledon station on July 18, 2011, and died of multiple injuries.

Visual identification was not possible and he was identified using his fingerprints.

On Tuesday, Westminster Coroner’s Court heard he had never attempted suicide before, but expressed wishes to kill himself to family and friends.

It was the third suicide at Wimbledon in the space of four months, following Major John Moir from Morden on March 31 and of Wimbledon businesswoman Jean Gaunt on July 6.

At the time, several passengers reported their distress at seeing the dead man’s body being cleared by Wimbledon station’s staff, while others complained about network operator South West Trains being unable to provide immediate information about how serious the incident was.

Born in Mumbai, India, Mr Marciny moved to England when he was an adult to work part-time.

But he outstayed his visa and was sleeping rough, while suffering from depression.

He was admitted to Maudsley Hospital, Beckenham, with mental health problems in the past, but checked himself out.

Friend and solicitor Creswell Lawrence said Mr Marciny called him before his suicide and said he was going to kill himself.

He said: “He was so stressed he felt like jumping under a train.

"He said ‘I’m going to do it’. I tried to speak to him but he just said goodbye.”

Brian Coombes, who was driving the train from Southampton to Waterloo, said he saw Mr Marciny move quickly between buildings on the platform.

He said: “I saw a male between the buildings, he ran to the edge and dived in front of the train.

“I knew he was determined by the look on his face, he looked determined to throw himself in front of the train.

"I heard the bang and he hit the windscreen.”

A postmortem examination found cannabis in his urine, but no other drugs or alcohol.

Coroner Dr William Dolman gave a verdict of suicide.

He said: “It certainly wasn’t a luxurious lifestyle.

"He had been living in an unsatisfactory manner, having outstayed his visa in this country.

“He died of multiple injuries. This was a suicide, he killed himself.”