Man’s body found in street
POLICE NOT TREATING DEATH OF PERSON ‘IN HIS TWENTIES’ AS SUSPICIOUS
RESIDENTS have spoken of their shock after a body was found in a Nottingham street.
Beacon Hill Rise in St Ann’s near its junction with Hawkridge Gardens was cordoned off by police after the body of a man in his 20s was found.
A tent was also put up on the side of the road and a private ambulance arrived at the scene.
The force has confirmed that a man in his 20s was found early on Saturday.
His death is not being treated as suspicious.
People living nearby spotted the large police presence on Saturday. Paul Hall, who has lived on Hawkridge Gardens for the past 44 years, said: “It was my partner who told me.
She’d seen the police cars and told me ‘something has happened.’
“Some officers were knocking on doors. I shouted ‘what’s happened?’ and they told me that a body had been found.
“They asked me if I had heard or saw anything and I hadn’t. I think they were here until about 2pm. It was a bit of a shock.”
Richard Morgan, who has lived on Hawkridge Gardens for 10 years, said: “It happened just over there on Beacon Hill Rise – I saw it when I had just finished my night shift, it would have been about 5.30am. They cordoned it all off. There’s not been any police here for a while, actually – not for a few years.”
One Beacon Hill Rise resident, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: “I think this is a great area. I like living here. I can’t think of anything similar happening on my doorstep, at least. It was a big shock, obviously.”
A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Police were called to Hawkridge Gardens, St Ann’s, Nottingham, at 5.23am [on Saturday] following reports of a man’s sudden death.
“The man, aged in his 20s, had been found shortly beforehand.”
Detective Sergeant Alana Scott, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This incident is not currently being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
And she added: “Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this extremely difficult time.”