UPDATE: Police name man found dead in Peterborough park

Police and ambulance were called at around 10.45am on Sunday, April 30, to Fletton Recreation Ground.

This afternoon police have named the man as 53-year-old Stuart Wilkinson.

His body was discovered by a woman who was walking her dog. The woman, who asked not to be named, said: “I saw the man lying on the grass close to the kids playground.

“I thought the pose was strange for a man who was sleeping. His face was covered up by a duvet, and his legs were in a sleeping bag.”

The woman said when she got closer she could tell the man was not breathing and she called police.

She said: “It was better I discovered him than children who use the park.”

The woman said while she was waiting for emergency services to arrive, other passers-by said the body had been there for several hours.

A 34-year-old Peterborough woman has been charged in connection with Mr Wilkinson’s death. Details here.