TRAGIC FIND
Man’s body found in grounds of secondary school as cops swarm area & pupils sent home
Police are now working to determine the man’s identity
COPS have launched an urgent probe after the body of a man was found on the grounds of a secondary school.
Emergency services scrambled to the scene at around 10.40am today after being alerted to the tragic find on the football field.
Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton was shut and pupils were sent home as cops investigated the scene.
Police are now working to confirm the man’s identity, and the circumstances around his death.
One resident said an 11-year-old girl discovered the body at around 10.40am when she went out for PE.
A notice on the school’s website read: “School is closing due to an unconnected police incident from 1pm today.”
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We’re currently at Smestow Academy after a discovery of the body in the grounds.
“Emergency services were called at around 10.40am today, and the man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
“Enquiries are now underway to confirm the man’s identity and the circumstances around his death.
“The school is closing to pupils as enquiries get underway.
“Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch via Live Chat or 101, quoting log 1452 of 19 January.”
Anyone with information that could assist police has been asked to use the live chat facility on the West Midlands Police website.
Alternatively, call 101, quoting log 1452 of January 19.
A local mum, who did not wish to be named, said she stumbled across the scene this morning while walking at a nature reserve near the school.
She said: “I was out with my son walking down the nature reserve directly opposite.
“We were walking slowly and we noticed something happening at the school. One of the teachers radioed, they said ‘major incident, member of the public found’.
“I asked if he was alright and they said they were unsure. Another teacher came to see if he was alive. It was quite clear that he wasn’t.
“When I got there, it looked as if he’d just been found. It’s a really scenic spot, it’s not what you’d expect.”
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We were called to a medical emergency in a field on Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton at 10.41am today.
“Two ambulances and a paramedic officer responded to the scene where, sadly, one man was confirmed deceased.”
