A man who was found dead in a Surbiton block of flats has been named as David Edrupt from West Molesey.
Mr Edrupt, 30, was found on the landing outside a second floor flat in Surbiton Court, St Andrew's Square at 4.25am on Sunday.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene. Friends of Mr Edrupt have been paying tribute to him and showing support for his family on social media.
Emma Clements who went to school with Mr Edrupt posted on the Red Alert Facebook page.
She said: "David was the kindest, most gentle and funny guy you can meet.
Surbiton Court, Russell Square
“He was so happy in life and it [was] over too soon. Thoughts are with the Family and friends.”
A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and bailed until later this month.
One resident, who did not want to be named, said: "I was woken up about 6am by the police knocking.
"We weren't allowed out until about 4pm that day. We were on lockdown really. We could see all the forensic team outside, lots of men in blue suits, but we had no idea really what was going on.
"I never heard anything."
A police spokesman said: “Next of kin have been informed. Formal identification will be scheduled in due course.
“Detectives from Kingston CID are investigating. At this stage the death is being treated as unexplained.”
“An autopsy performed on June 1 did not provide a cause of death and we await the results of future tests.”
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