The body of a man was found in a wheelie bin located in a UK park, police said. West Midlands Police are urgently appealing for information after a member of the public made the harrowing discovery in a Coventry City Council wheelie bin with a green lid. The man was found dead in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road at around 5pm on March 13.
The man hasn’t yet been identified, the force said, but he’s believed to be aged between 40 to 50. West Midlands Police are now working with Coventry’s local authority to establish where the bin was moved from. The force, which is carrying out urgent enquiries to establish the identity of the man and how he died, believes the man may have been hit by a vehicle before being moved.
Officers remained at the scene on Saturday to carry out enquiries, the force added.
Det Ch Insp Phil Poole, from our Major Crime Unit, said: “We are keeping an open mind, but we believe that this man has been hit by a vehicle, and then has been moved to the park.
“I urgently want to hear from anyone who believes they may have hit someone in their car yesterday, or who has noticed a change in behaviour from someone they know who drives, or who has noticed damage to a vehicle.
“It’s vital that we trace that person as quickly as possible so that we can get their account of what happened.
“If anyone in the area has found that their wheelie bin with a green lid has been stolen, I also want to hear from them.”
Anyone with information, or who has dashcam or CCTV footage from the area, has been asked to get in touch with the police via 101, quoting log 4148 of 13 March.