Man is found dead inside hospital catering oven: Police launch probe and say they are not treating death as suspicious
Police have launched an urgent investigation after a male patient was found dead inside a hospital catering oven.
The shocking discovery was made on Friday at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire Police are currently not treating the 'sudden' death of the man as suspicious.
The area where he was found was cordoned off to allow officers to investigate. No details have been released yet explaining how the man came to be in the oven.
A spokeswoman for the force said: 'We are not treating this death as suspicious and will be preparing a report for the coroner. Our thoughts are with the man's family and friends at this time.'
A man has been found dead inside a catering oven at Kettering General Hospital, pictured
Northamptonshire Police are not treating the death of the man as suspicious at this moment
The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group chief nurse, Julie Hogg, also stated: 'We are working with Northamptonshire Police so that they can complete a report for the coroner into the circumstances of this tragic incident.
'Our thoughts are with the man's family and loved ones. We will not be commenting further at this time.'
A spokesperson for the Care Quality Commission said: 'CQC has been notified of the death of a person at Kettering General Hospital, and our condolences are with their family at this sad time.
'We are in close contact with the trust as they look into the circumstances around this incident.
'CQC's priority, at all times, is the health and wellbeing of people using health and social care services, and all information we receive informs our monitoring of services and future inspections.
'If we're not satisfied people are receiving safe care, we will not hesitate to take action in line with our regulatory powers.
'We'd encourage anyone who has concerns about a health and social care service to let us know.
'This can be done by using the give feedback on care form on our website or via our customer service centre on 03000 616161.'
