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Man dies at garden centre in Stodmarsh Road, Canterbury

14:08, 24 April 2019

updated: 14:08, 24 April 2019

A man has died at a garden centre on the outskirts of Canterbury.

Police were called to Gardeners Paradise in Stodmarsh Road on Easter Monday, where the death was confirmed.

It sparked a large-scale response from emergency services, according to an eyewitness, with multiple patrol and ambulance vehicles seen near the plant nursery.

Gardeners Paradise in Stodmarsh Road
Gardeners Paradise in Stodmarsh Road

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

A police spokesman said: "Kent Police was called to a business premises in Stodmarsh Road, Canterbury at around 10am on Monday, April 22, after a person had died.

"Officers attended the location where a man was confirmed deceased.

"His death is not being treated as suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner."

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