Detectives appeal for help following man’s death

Officers investigating the death of a man at a home in Whaley Bridge are appealing for help from the public.

We were called just before 1.40pm yesterday, Saturday 12 August, to a home on Goyt Road, following reports a man, aged in his 70s, had been found dead.

Officers are in the Whaley Bridge area as they carry out enquiries into the circumstances of his death which at the present time is being treated as unexplained.

The man’s family are aware and our thoughts are with them at this time

It is believed the man may have visited a number of pubs in the Whaley Bridge area yesterday evening (Friday 11 August) and he is thought to have walked back to his home, leaving The Cock pub at around 11.15pm.

Detective Inspector Steve Topham said: “At this time we are not treating the death as suspicious, but as unexplained and we are keeping an open mind.

“We are working hard to trace the man movements in the last 24 hours before his death, and we would like to hear from anyone who may have noticed a man with injuries or something that didn’t seem quite right.”

If you have any information, or have CCTV or dashcam footage which could help with our enquiries, please contact us on the details below quoting reference 23000499787:

• Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: use our online contact form
• Facebook – send us private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page
• Twitter – direct message our contact centre via @DerPolContact
• Phone – call us on 101

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website