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| Victim's body unnoticed for a day | Victim's body unnoticed for a day |
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| The body of a man who was shot in the head lay in a communal garden for over 24 hours before it was discovered, police have revealed. | The body of a man who was shot in the head lay in a communal garden for over 24 hours before it was discovered, police have revealed. |
| The 20-year-old man was found in the garden on the Aylesbury estate in Walworth, south-east London, on Friday. | The 20-year-old man was found in the garden on the Aylesbury estate in Walworth, south-east London, on Friday. |
| The victim, who has not yet been formally identified, is thought to have been shot at around 1600 GMT on Boxing Day while with a friend who ran off. | |
| Police were investigating the shooting when the body was discovered. | Police were investigating the shooting when the body was discovered. |
| The pair had become separated after being shot by a man in a hooded top in a stairwell at the flats. | The pair had become separated after being shot by a man in a hooded top in a stairwell at the flats. |
| Operation Trident | Operation Trident |
| The friend returned home and in the early hours of 27 December he told police he had not seen his friend since the incident the previous day. | The friend returned home and in the early hours of 27 December he told police he had not seen his friend since the incident the previous day. |
| Police believe they know the identity of the man and his next-of-kin have been told. | Police believe they know the identity of the man and his next-of-kin have been told. |
| BBC correspondent Matt Prodger said some people in the community had expressed "disappointment" that it had taken police so long to find the body. | BBC correspondent Matt Prodger said some people in the community had expressed "disappointment" that it had taken police so long to find the body. |
| The murder is being investigated by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident, set up to tackle crime in London's black communities. | The murder is being investigated by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident, set up to tackle crime in London's black communities. |
| Det Insp Andy Barton, who is leading the investigation, appealed for help from members of the public. | Det Insp Andy Barton, who is leading the investigation, appealed for help from members of the public. |
| "At this early stage we need to establish what happened to the victim, who may have seen him and where did he go before he was killed." | "At this early stage we need to establish what happened to the victim, who may have seen him and where did he go before he was killed." |
| An inquest has been opened and adjourned. | An inquest has been opened and adjourned. |