Haverhill: Death Not Treated As Suspicious

25 March 2013, 00:00 | Updated: 25 March 2013, 06:04

Police investigating the death of a man found laying in the street are telling Heart it is not being treated as suspicious.

Police have lifted a cordon in Haverhill that was put in place following the discovery of the man on Sunday morning.

Officers were called to Duddery Road at around 3:30am by the Ambulance Service who were at the scene tending to a man who had been found laying in the street.

The man, who is believed to be in his seventies, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The death is still being treated as unexplained but Suffolk Police now say they do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances.

The coroner will be informed and a post mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the cause of death.

Officers continue to try and identify and contact the man's next of kin.

Anyone who was in the area of Duddery Road, Haverhill during the early hours of Sunday morning and may have information that could help are asked to call Suffolk Police on 101.