Murder investigation after body of elderly man found in freezer

A murder investigation is underway after the body of an elderly man was found inside a freezer at a recycling unit.

West Midlands Police say the freezer was opened at a waste management centre in Colliery Lane, Exhall, Warwickshire.



The freezer had ended up there after a flat clearance by a housing association in Birmingham.

A body was found in a freezer at a waste depot Credit: ITV News Central

A 50-year-old man, who is believed to have been known to the victim, was arrested on suspicion of murder, but has now been bailed pending further enquiries

Police say inquiries are still ongoing.

The body was discovered last Friday, 21 August.

A post-mortem examination is due to take place today to try to identify the man.


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