Two homeless people found dead in Oxford

In a statement, Mike Rowley, Oxford City Council’s cabinet member for affordable housing and housing the homeless, said: "I am sorry to have to tell you that another two people who had experienced rough sleeping in Oxford have sadly died.

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"A 46-year-old Polish national was found dead in his room at the YHA on Monday, November 30. He had been accommodated in interim housing on September 2 after becoming homeless in August. Next of kin have been informed.

"On Monday, December 7 a 44-year-old Latvian national was also found dead in his room, this time in Matilda House. He had been at Matilda House since June, having first been seen sleeping rough in Oxford four years ago. We understand that the police are tracing his next of kin.

"At this difficult time, I would like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of the man who died, as well as to other residents and staff at the YHA and Matilda House. We will make no further comment on these men’s untimely deaths out of respect for their family and friends."

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Three homeless people died in the city in October.

A 41-year-old woman who had been living in Matilda House in Cowley since April was found dead in her room.

A 38-year-old man was found dead in his room in the YHA in Botley Road, while a 40-year-old man who had not been in the adult homeless pathway in 2020, but who had a history of rough sleeping, died in a property in Blackbird Leys.

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