A man’s body was found in a garden in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, on Wednesday evening (October 14), with Nottinghamshire Police treating the death as ‘unexplained’ and believing it to be an isolated incident
Police are probing the circumstances surrounding a man’s death after a body was discovered in a Nottinghamshire village. Police are treating his death as “unexplained”.
The authorities were alerted to an address on Lambley Lane, in Burton Joyce, at 7.24pm on Wednesday evening (October 14), following the discovery of a man’s body in a garden.
The police have stated that the circumstances of the man’s death are currently being treated as “unexplained”, but they believe this to be an isolated incident.
Detective Inspector Clare Gibson commented: “We are working to understand the circumstances of this man’s death, which is currently being treated as unexplained.
“We believe this to have been an isolated incident that poses no risk to the wider community. The man’s family has now been informed and our thoughts are with them at this sad time.”, reports Nottinghamshire Live.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 654 of 14 October 2026. Crimestoppers can also be reached anonymously on 0800 555 111.
As of Friday morning (October 16), a substantial cordon remains in place around a property on Lambley Lane, with several police vehicles present at the scene.
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