A tree surgeon and father-of-one died after his chainsaw "kicked backed" into his neck, his brother said today.

Gregery Bulbuc, 31, died in the tragic accident in Bermondsey, south east London, while trimming a tree in a private back yard.

He had a one-year-old son and was a week away from celebrating his 32nd birthday. Police and paramedics rushed to the scene but were unable to save him.

Gregery's brother Ioan Bulbuc, 27, who also works as a tree surgeon, said:

A Metropolitan Police spokesman added: