An investigation has been launched after a patient was found dead in an oven at a hospital in England.
Police were called to Kettering General Hospital after the unnamed man's body was discovered on Friday, September 6.
The area was cordoned off while officers investigated and Northamptonshire Police have since confirmed they are not treating the death as suspicious.
No details have been released as to how the man came to be in the oven and the hospital said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
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."
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