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A homeless man has been found dead at a bus stop where he had been living “for months”.

The bus stop in Dalston, east London, was cordoned off by police at around 6.15am on Tuesday and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Met Police spokesman confirmed the death was “not being treated as suspicious”.

However his death has left the local community in shock with residents asking why warning calls from the public were not heeded.

Hackney Council said it was "deeply upset" at the death and insisted its rough sleeping outreach team had worked with the man but been unable to convince him to accept help.

Ngozi Fulani, founder of domestic abuse support network Sistah Space, told the Standard she had expressed concerns about the man’s well-being for a long time.

“All I asked is that he not be allowed to die,” she said.

“He had been living there for weeks or even months but recently I noticed his condition began to deteriorate. He no longer appeared to be getting up and was just left there.

“I’m so angry that in an up-and-coming ‘diverse’ area like Hackney an elderly man could be left to die on the ground like a dog. It should bring shame to us all.”

Writing from her Sistah Space Twitter account days before his death, Ms Fulani pleaded for help for the unidentified man, who she described as “elderly and from the Turkish community”.

“PLEASE somebody help that homeless man that 'lives' at the bus stop at Princess May Stoke Newington," she wrote.

“Don't let him live there & die there. @hackneycouncil the services leave him there, his health and mental state has rapidly declined. Also please carry extra water for homeless.”

The domestic abuse campaigner said she had been assured by authorities that “they had the situation in hand” but was shocked to see the man remain at the stop “even on the hottest day of the year”.

This morning, as she approached the Princess May bus stop, she feared the worst.

She said: “I tried telling myself that maybe he’d been moved to hospital but I could just tell he’d passed away. I asked the police and they confirmed it.”

She tweeted her anger at how the man had been allowed to die like “trash on the road”.

“So many times I've begged @hackneycouncil to help him only to be told ‘he didn't want help’. Well clearly he did. He was vulnerable,” she tweeted.

Hackney Council said the man repeatedly refused assistance from outreach groups, but confirmed it had launched a review to ensure he was offered the correct support.

"Everyone at the council is deeply saddened to hear of the death of this man and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time,” Mayor Phil Glanville told the Hackney Gazette.

"No one should die on the streets of Hackney in these circumstances. I know this situation and the tragic circumstances surrounding his death have had a significant impact on the wider community and all those who sought to support him."

Mr Glanville said the town hall's rough sleeping outreach team had been working with the man and had offered him accommodation earlier in the summer, but were unable to convince him to accept help.

"The team are deeply upset at his death - all of those working in providing our rough sleeper services care passionately about what they do," he added.

"Supporting rough sleepers, many of whom may be dealing with broader, complex needs, is not just about providing offers of support - it can take time to build up trust to support people to engage and consent to accessing the support they need.

“Incidents such as this increase our resolve to continue to work to do all we can to support rough sleepers in the round.

“I have asked that there is a full review of the case to ensure we can all be reassured that the support he received from all agencies was correct, and that any lessons that can be learnt are implemented."

Ms Fulani has since set up a fundraising page to raise £2,000 for a bench or plaque in the man’s memory.

“I went back to the bus stop about 2 hours ago,” she tweeted on Tuesday afternoon, “there was no sign he'd even existed.

“Ten minutes ago I went back with flowers and saw a message. God bless you whoever you are, I have put our bunches of flowers next to yours.

“RIP homeless man, I'm so sorry society failed you."