Murder investigation launched as man found dead in Burton Latimer property
Detectives are investigating the death of a man who lay dead for a ‘number of days’ in a property in the heart of a market town.
Regional crime officers have begun a murder investigation after the body was discovered on Wednesday.
Local officers went to the property in High Street on Wednesday (September 2) after receiving a concern for welfare call.
On arrival, officers discovered the body of a man in his 50s who is believed to have died a number of days before he was found.
A forensic postmortem examination took place yesterday (Thursday, September 3) at Leicester Royal Infirmary following which a murder investigation was launched. Detectives have only public revealed they are treating the incident as murder this evening (Friday, September 4).
Detectives from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit are leading the investigation, named Operation Bedworth.
Detective Inspector Cheryl Thompson, said: “We’re in the early stages of establishing how the gentleman died and I would appeal for anyone in the High Street area of Burton Latimer and who may have witnessed any suspicious activity in the last week to please contact us as a matter of emergency.”
Witnesses or anyone with information are asked to contact Northamptonshire Police via the online portal here, by calling on 101 or alternatively calling independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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