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An inquiry has begun after the body of a man was found in a residential area in south-west London.

Police were called to Portman Avenue in Mortlake at about 07:55 BST on Sunday after the discovery of the body.

One line of inquiry for officers is whether the unidentified man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was a stowaway who fell from a passing plane.

Mortlake lies on the Heathrow flight path. The death is being treated as unexplained by police.

A post-mortem examination will be held in due course.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19541476

A man who fell to his death in west London from the undercarriage of an aeroplane has been identified.

The body of 30-year-old Jose Matada was found in Portman Avenue, Mortlake, in September but his identity has remained a mystery until now.

Police originally thought he was Angolan due to the currency found on his body but have established he was in fact from Mozambique.

A Sim card found in his pocket was used to help establish his identity.

Detectives analysed the card found and rang the phone numbers that were stored on it.

Mr Matada's body was found soon after a flight from Luanda, Angola, flew over the residential area which is on the Heathrow flight path.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22111204

Quote from: mhm on April 11, 2013, 05:12:21 PM
Detectives analysed the card found and rang the phone numbers that were stored on it.

And that took over 6 months?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22297363