Police are appealing to the public for help to identify a man who was found in wheelie bin in Coventry – and they believe he may have been moved after being ‘hit by a vehicle’
Distinctive tattoos could help police identify a man found dead in a wheelie bin after possibly being “hit by a vehicle”.
Police are making an urgent appeal to the public after the victim, thought to be aged 40 to 50, was found dead in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road, Coventry, at around 5pm on Friday.
The victim was found in a Coventry City Council wheelie bin with a green lid and police are now making enquiries to establish where the bin was removed from. The force believes the man may have been hit by a vehicle and then moved to the park.
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And West Midlands Police now have also revealed information about the man’s tattoos in an attempt to identify him. He has a tattoo of a cross with a snake wrapped around it on his back and the words “Little Stardust”, while another on his right arm says ‘nan’ with a clover and the colours of the Irish flag.
A police update says: “Our investigation into the discovery of a man’s body in a bin in Coventry continues today, as we release new information about him as we work to identify who he is and how he died.
The body of the man, who has not yet been identified but who is believed to be aged 40 to 50, was found by a member of the public in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road at around 5pm on Friday.
“The victim was found in a Coventry City Council wheelie bin with a green lid, and we are working with the local authority to establish where the bin has been moved from. It’s believed he may have been hit by a vehicle, before being moved to the park.
“We are carrying out urgent enquiries to establish who the man is, and where and how he died. The man has a tattoo of a cross with a snake wrapped around it on his back and the words “Little Stardust”, and a tattoo on his right arm saying ‘nan’ with a clover and the colours of the Irish flag.”
DCI Phil Poole, leading the investigation, said: “We have a large team of detectives, forensic specialists and other staff working around the clock to establish what has happened to this man, who he is, and who is responsible.
“We’ve had several pieces of information come through to us as a direct result of our appeal, and we are following up those lines of enquiry. I really want to hear from anyone who recognises the descriptions of the tattoos on the man, as they are quite distinctive.
“I also really want to hear from anyone who has noticed unexplained damage on a vehicle, perhaps of a partner or relative, or anyone who’s noticed a sudden change in behaviour from someone they know. If you know or are responsible for what happened to this man, I would urge you to come forward now so that we can get the answers that he deserves.”
Anyone with information, or who has dashcam or CCTV footage from the area, has been asked to get in touch via 101, quoting log 4148 of 13 March.
