Unidentified man found dead in Newcastle graveyard risks being buried in unmarked grave

Police fear a man found dead in a graveyard in Newcastle will be buried in an unmarked grave if he's not identified soon.

The man was found in All Saints Cemetery on Jesmond Road on September 17. He had brought his own tools to the cemetery and had been cutting back hedges around the gravestones when he collapsed and died of natural causes.The man was not known by name to cemetery staff and was not carrying any form of identification. Nobody matching his description has been reported missing.Police appealed for help last week and said "it did not go unanswered by the public" but they added that they investigated every report and exhausted all leads.

The man is described as:

• Around 55-75 years old

• 5 ft 9

• White

• Medium build

• Bald on top with grey thinning sides

• Sort white trimmed beardOn the day of his death he was wearing a white polo shirt and dark coloured trousers and shoes. He was carrying a blue plastic bag containing his gardening tools and a flask.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 819 170920.