LONDON, April 14 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - A post mortem examination was due to be carried out on the body of BBC children's television presenter Mark Speight on Monday.
Police asked relatives to identify the body formally after it was found in a remote area of Paddington train station in west London on Sunday.
His father Oliver Speight said: "Mark was a wonderful son and brother to his family and will be very sadly missed."
British Transport Police said it had launched an investigation into how the 42-year-old died.
In a statement, it said Speight was not hit by a train. Unconfirmed media reports said rail maintenance workers discovered the body hanging from the station roof.
Speight was reported missing last week, two months after his fiancee was found dead at their London flat.
He was last seen boarding a southbound Bakerloo line train from Queen's Park station on Monday.
Speight, who hosted the BBC art show SMart, was questioned by police over the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins, 31, at their St. John's Wood home in January.
Westminster Coroner Paul Knapman recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at an inquest last week. The court heard that Collins died in a scalding hot bath after taking cocaine and sleeping pills and drinking vodka.
Speight was briefly held on suspicion of her murder before detectives "cancelled" his arrest and said he was not a suspect.
His lawyer Nabeel Sheikh told the Times that Speight was a "very sensitive character".
"I think that the whole traumatic experience he has been through is something that he needed help with."
The BBC said: "Our thoughts are with Mark's family and friends. Mark was a hugely talented and very popular presenter for many years."
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