POLICE are investigating the "unexplained" death of a man after being called to a property today.
Officers attended Orchard Court in Haydock on Tuesday afternoon, October 8.
Police had received a report shortly before 3pm of a man having been found dead at a property.
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Police officers and forensics teams have been in attendance at the scene today.
A police spokeswoman said inquiries are ongoing to find out the full circumstances of the man's death.
Officers are currently treating the death as "unexplained".
In a statement, a Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that officers are in Haydock following the unexplained death of a man this afternoon, Tuesday, October 8.
"At around 2.50pm, we received a report from the ambulance service of a man being sadly found deceased at a property in Orchard Court.
"Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
"We are currently treating the man’s death as unexplained."
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