Police have issued a major update after a was found dead inside a wheelie bin on Friday evening.
After a man's remains were found in a wheelie bin in Coventry on Friday, West Midlands Police are making an urgent appeal to the public to help identify the deceased.
The police believe the man to have been aged between 40 to 50 years old and has a number of tattoos.
He has a tattoo of a "cross with a snake wrapped around it on his back" and the words "Little Stardust", the police said in a statement today.
They also said he has a "tattoo on his right arm saying 'nan' with a clover and the colours of the Irish flag".
The remains were discovered by a member of the public in Cash's Park, off Daimler Road, north Coventry on Friday at 5pm.
A Coventry City Council green wheelie bin was holding the remains, so the police are working with the local authority to locate where the bin originally come from.
Police are still establishing how the man died, but they believe he may have been hit by a vehicle, before being transported in the wheelie bin to the park.
The wheelie bin the man was found in - police are urging anyone who recognises it to come forward
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Detective Chief Inspector Phil Poole: "We have a large team of detectives, forensic specialists and other staff working around the clock to establish what has happened to this man, who he is, and who is responsible.
"We’ve had several pieces of information come through to us as a direct result of our appeal, and we are following up those lines of enquiry.
"I really want to hear from anyone who recognises the descriptions of the tattoos on the man, as they are quite distinctive.
"I also really want to hear from anyone who has noticed unexplained damage on a vehicle, perhaps of a partner or relative, or anyone who’s noticed a sudden change in behaviour from someone they know.
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Where the man's remains were found in Cash's Park, Coventry
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"If you know or are responsible for what happened to this man, I would urge you to come forward now so that we can get the answers that he deserves."
West Midlands Police have asked anyone with information, or who has a dashcam or CCTV footage from the area, to get in-touch with them via 101, quoting log 4148 of 13 March.