A former royal marine charged with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service has been found dead, police have said.
He was found by a member of the public in a park in Maidenhead, Berkshire, on sunday, Thames Valley police said.
His death is being treated as unexplained and a post mortem examination will be carried out in due course, the force added.
Mr Trickett was a home office immigration officer, who had previously served as a royal marine for six years. He was also the director of a security firm called MTR consultancy.
Last week, he was charged along with Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 63, under the national security act with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference.
Between 20 December 2023 and 2 May, they are accused of agreeing to undertake information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception that were likely to materially assist a foreign intelligence service.
At last week's hearing, prosecutor Kashif Malik asked that Mr Trickett be kept in custody for his own welfare as he said the defendant had attempted to take his own life after being charged, but that request was refused and he was granted bail.
Thames Valley police said: "Mr Trickett was on court bail, awaiting court proceedings, which required him to register at a police station regularly.
He was found by a member of the public in a park in Maidenhead, Berkshire, on sunday, Thames Valley police said.
His death is being treated as unexplained and a post mortem examination will be carried out in due course, the force added.
Mr Trickett was a home office immigration officer, who had previously served as a royal marine for six years. He was also the director of a security firm called MTR consultancy.
Last week, he was charged along with Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 63, under the national security act with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference.
Between 20 December 2023 and 2 May, they are accused of agreeing to undertake information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception that were likely to materially assist a foreign intelligence service.
At last week's hearing, prosecutor Kashif Malik asked that Mr Trickett be kept in custody for his own welfare as he said the defendant had attempted to take his own life after being charged, but that request was refused and he was granted bail.
Thames Valley police said: "Mr Trickett was on court bail, awaiting court proceedings, which required him to register at a police station regularly.
