Man dies after being found seriously injured ‘in a bin’: Murder probe is launched

A man has died in Plymouth after being found seriously injured in a service lane off Grand Parade, and police have opened a murder investigation. The death is being treated as suspicious, though officers have not yet established the circumstances.

Emergency services were called at about 6.40am on Wednesday 21 October, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been established; local reports say he was found in a bin. Police have cordoned off nearby roads, are examining forensic evidence and CCTV, and have appealed for witnesses or footage from Grand Parade and Garden Crescent between 6pm on Tuesday and 6.40am on Wednesday.