Man, 38, arrested in death probe
VICTIM NOT FORMALLY IDENTIFIED
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found at a Hartlepool address.
Emergency services went to Charterhouse Street, off Oxford Road, on Sunday after the discovery.
Crime scene officers and detectives responded to the incident and a forensic tent was erected around midday.
Cleveland Police has now confirmed that a 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death.
The body of the man has not yet been identified, or details of how he is believed to have died.
A post mortem examination will be carried out to determine that.
A force spokeswoman said: “As inquiries into the discovery of a man’s body inside a house on Charterhouse Street in Hartlepool at the weekend are under way, a 38-yearold man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
“He remains in police custody awaiting questioning.”
She added: “The victim is still to be formally identified.
“At this stage we do not believe there is any risk to the wider public and police remain in the area providing reassurance to the local community.”
The road was closed after midday on Sunday with crowds of people standing outside the cordon wondering what was going on.
A white vehicle was wrapped and removed from the scene by police.
One person was reported seeing blood on the pavement and over a nearby vehicle.
A number of police officers and scenes of crime investigators remained in the street for more than three hours after the 999 call was first made.
One ambulance was also called to the scene.
Cleveland Police is appealing for anyone with information to contact the force via the 101 number, quoting Event 159141.
If you do not want to speak to police, information can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers via www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by phoning them on 0800 555 111.