Tributes have been paid to three men killed by a train near a south London station.
Jack Gilbert, 23, Alberto Fresneda Carrasco, 19, and Harrison Scott-Hood, 23, were found dead on tracks near Loughborough Junction station on Monday.
Mr Carrasco’s family said they were “painting graffiti late at night in a particularly dangerous place”.
Mr Scott-Hood’s parents said he was a “beautiful artist” and “kind man”.
Railway graffiti: Props, respect and death
British Transport Police (BTP) said it is believed they were hit by an out-of-service passenger train shortly after 01:00 BST on Monday.
The train was forensically examined on Tuesday.
Susie and Perry Scott-Hood said their son, from Muswell Hill, was “loved by everyone”.
“He was an intelligent and wonderful boy who had so many close friends,” they said.
“Many people will know Harrison loved to travel, he was a beautiful artist and spent time recently travelling around Vietnam and Cambodia.
“Harrison completed us. He is irreplaceable.”
‘Rest In Paint’
Spanish-American national Mr Carrasco, from Hampstead, was due to start a course in graphic design in September, his family said.
A statement read: “His absence has left a deep hole in the family.
“We believe the three were hit by a train when they were painting graffiti late at night in a particularly dangerous place.”
At the scene, flowers and spray cans lie next to shutters spray-painted with “RIP” and love hearts.
Messages were left to the trio under the “tags” of Kbag, Lover and Trip on social media.
Many read “Rest In Paint”, alongside images of painted tags on trains and walls.
Evidence bags taken from the scene by officers contained spray cans
Det Supt Gary Richardson from BTP said: “We have a dedicated team working to establish how these young men came to be on the tracks.
“The initial evidence we have been able to gather indicates that the men may have been on the track for the purposes of spraying graffiti.”
The force warned of the “massive risk” graffiti artists make by trespassing on train tracks.
Source: www.bbc.com
