A male patient has been found dead in a catering oven at a UK hospital.
Northamptonshire Police were called to Kettering General Hospital on Friday September 6 after the man’s body was found.
They are investigating the death but say it is not being treated as suspicious.
It has not been explained how the man’s body ended up in the oven.
A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said: “Police officers were called to the sudden death of a man at Kettering General Hospital on Friday, September 6.
“We are not treating this death as suspicious and will be preparing a report for the coroner.
“Our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends at this time.”
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group chief nurse, Julie Hogg said: “We are working with Northamptonshire Police so that they can complete a report for the coroner into the circumstances of this tragic incident.
“Our thoughts are with the man’s family and loved ones. We will not be commenting further at this time.”