Jason Arday found dead

Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who resigned following a plagiarism row, has been found dead. Emergency services were called to Daley Thompson Way, in Battersea, where the academic lived, just after 3pm on Friday to reports a man had been found unresponsive inside a property.

His death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious. University of Cambridge vice-chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice said: “We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news.

“Our heartfelt sympathies go to Jason Arday’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.”

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3.12pm on Friday, 14 August following a report that a man had been found unresponsive inside a property on Daley Thompson Way, SW8. Sadly, a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by officers."

The family of Jason Arday said they are “in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son”, adding in a statement issued by his publisher Simon & Schuster UK: “The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone.”