A BODY has been found in a garden in Coulsdon.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed the discovery was made at 12.50pm yesterday (Sunday) at the rear of a residential property on Chaldon Way.

Update: The body has been identified as that of Kevin Boyle, 26, a chef from Purley who has been missing since October. To read tributes from his friends and family click here, and to see Jamie Oliver's tribute click here.

The body is partially decomposed, and police have yet to identify a gender.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained.