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This year’s Wimbledon Championships began with much fanfare as top players from across the globe took the field to win one of the most prestigious tournaments of the tennis calendar. 8-time Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, was also in attendance to witness Andy Murray’s first-round victory. Princess Kate Middleton gave a standing ovation to him as he made his way to the Royal Box. However, along with this fanfare, quite a lot of incidents have also taken away the shine off this year’s grass-court Grand Slam tournament.

Australian tennis star, Nick Kyrgios, caused huge drama with his comments before pulling out of the tournament. Further, two activists interrupted Grigor Dimitrov’s match. A few days back, horrifying scenes erupted as a car crash proved fatal for an 8-year-old schoolgirl. Now, another saddening event has taken place at Wimbledon.

Unidentified body found at Wimbledon

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On Day 8 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, a body was spotted near the site of the tennis courts. The body’s location is believed to be just over half a mile away from the venue of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. The incident occurred before the start of the day’s play, with the body discovered at 9:25am in South London. Identifiers called the Metropolitan Police, who have since then cordoned the area. The death of the man is termed as unexpected and unexplained at this point.

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According to the Metropolitan Police’s statement as reported by Wimbledon Times, “Officers were called at 9.25am on Monday, July 10 to Chobham Gardens, SW19.”?Further, it said that a forensic scene was in place.

Shocking details emerged from another tragedy

Last week, a 46-year-old woman crashed her Land Rover into pedestrians, resulting in the death of an eight-year-old schoolgirl. The incident took place at The Study Prep School in Wimbledon. Additionally, more than a dozen people were seriously injured and paramedics later shifted some of them to the hospital based on the response from preliminary treatment.

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However, according to various reports, it is believed that the lady driver suffered a medical condition just before the accident. Police said that she may have had a seizure leading to the accident. Nonetheless, what ensued was a sad result and people later took to the streets to pay their respect to the deceased.