POLICE have given an update after the death of a man which had been treated as unexplained.

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.

Police officers and forensics teams were in attendance at the scene on Tuesday.

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Inquiries have been carried out to find out the circumstances of the man's death, which police said on Tuesday was being treated as "unexplained".

A police scientific support van at Orchard CourtA police scientific support van at Orchard Court (Image: Newsquest)

Police have since confirmed that, following these inquiries, the death is being treated as "non-suspicious".

In an update today, the Merseyside Police spokesman said: "The death is being treated as non-suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner."

 

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