The man whose body was found in a wheelie bin behind the Holloway Waitrose died of a drug overdose, police have said.
Erik San-Filippo, 23, was found dead in Tollington Road shortly before 4pm on May 11.
An initial post-mortem examination was inconclusive, but further tests found he died of an overdose.
Gerardo Rossi, 52, of Tollington Road, has been charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body.
He is remanded in custody and is set to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court for trial on October 28.
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