A LARGE police presence was in the centre of Rainhill this morning as the investigation into the death of a 33-year-old man continues.
As the Star reported earlier today, officers received a report at about 2.40am on Monday that a man had sustained injuries inside a home on Warrington Road, Rainhill.
He was taken to hospital but his death was confirmed a short time later. His next of kin have been informed, police say.
Detectives say an investigation is in its "very early stages and the death is currently being treated as unexplained".
A post-mortem will take place to establish how the man died.
Shortly after 11am today a significant police presence remained in the village's centre, as shown in these pictures.
A cordon of around 20 metres long was in place across Warrington Road in the centre of Rainhill village, meaning a number of businesses had to remain closed.
Two Merseyside Police scientific support vehicles and a mobile police station were stationed outside of the cordon.
Groups of police could be seen heading into a building entrance where a blue tarpaulin sheet was lying nearby.
Police said that as part of the "ongoing investigation" officers will be carrying out house-to-house and CCTV enquiries.
The closure is causing some traffic disruption in the area.
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