Albanian man, 35, dies days after getting caught in fireplace at a hashish farm in a lock-up storage

  • Firefighters referred to as to Clapton, East London on the afternoon of New Yr’s Eve
  • Found Ermal Qose, 35, trapped inside a hashish manufacturing unit that was on fireplace
  • The Albanian nationwide was taken to hospital however died two days later
  • Detectives have arrested two males, with one launched below investigation










Police had been interesting for data final night time after the demise of a 35-year-old man trapped in a hearth at a hashish farm in a lock-up storage.

Ermal Qose, an Albanian nationwide with no identified tackle within the UK, was found by firefighters in Clapton, East London, on the afternoon of New Yr’s Eve.

He was taken to hospital however died two days later. 

A 33-year-old man was arrested on New Yr’s Eve on suspicion of false imprisonment and hashish cultivation, and has been launched below investigation.

Police were appealing for information last night after the death of a 35-year-old man trapped in a fire at a cannabis farm in a lock-up garage

Police had been interesting for data final night time after the demise of a 35-year-old man trapped in a hearth at a hashish farm in a lock-up storage

A 26-year-old man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of manslaughter, false imprisonment and hashish cultivation. He stays in custody.

Detectives are interesting for data from the general public.

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Rogers, of the Metropolitan Police, mentioned: ‘Ermal tragically misplaced his life having been trapped contained in the locked storage which was getting used for the cultivation of hashish when the fireplace broke out.

‘That is now a manslaughter investigation and though officers have spoken with a lot of native individuals, I need to hear from members of the general public who had been within the space on New Yr’s Eve or who’ve seen individuals coming and going from the storage.’

Anybody with any data is requested to name 020 8345 4128 or 101 quoting Operation Woodford. You can even contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

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