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| Trickett was found dead on Sunday in a park |
It was shocking news that one of the three men involved in allegedly spying for Hong Kong was found dead in a park on Sunday.
The body of Matthew Trickett, 37, was found in Maidenhead, Berkshire, and the Thames Valley Police are treating the death as "unexplained".
Trickett was out on bail last week, along with Peter Wai Chi-leung, 38, and Bill Yuen Chung-biu, 63, pending their next court appearance which was scheduled for Friday.
The trio were charged with assisting an overseas intelligence service and foreign interference, which violates the National Security Act 2023.
Yuen is of particular interest because he is an employee at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London.
As Trickett's family has asked for privacy, his solicitor, Julian Hayes said the defence team was "naturally shocked" at the news and was supporting the family "as best we can".
His death is being investigated and an autopsy will be performed in "due course".
This only leaves more questions than answers, and the immediate one is if the court hearing will still go ahead on Friday...
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