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Homeless volunteers are in mourning tonight after a man died in Belfast - the third user of their vital services in the past fortnight.

Tributes were paid to the "complete gentleman" on social media on Wednesday evening.

Amethyst Outreach - which provides care to the homeless - posted on Facebook: "I cant believe I am writing this have just been informed another one of our service users has been found dead tonight just don't know what else to say at moment."

Other posts read: "So sad, too many are dying on our streets. We should be doing something but don't know what."

Another said: "Unbelievable in this day and age. RIP."

A PSNI spokeswoman confirmed a man aged in his late 30s or early 40s had died suddenly at a property in Donegall Street.

She said the death was not being treated as suspicious. A post mortem is due to take place.

An outreach volunteer told Belfast Live the man had been sleeping on the streets until recent weeks. But it is understood he had since been provided with shelter.

Charity volunteers said it was the third tragedy in Belfast in the past two weeks.

Last Friday, the organisers of a rally for Belfast's homeless called for "emergency action" to be taken to help vulnerable people.

The rally was held at Belfast City Hall following the death of a young homeless man in the city the previous weekend.

Known only as "Jimmy" and from Belfast, the man in his 30s was found in the Donegall Place area.

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