Overview
- The victim, found behind houses on Cleve Road early Thursday, is believed to have died several hours earlier on Wednesday.
- Avon and Somerset Police launched a murder investigation and set a large cordon that shut Cleve Road and part of the A38 Gloucester Road North during the morning rush.
- The A38 section near Cleve Road reopened around 4pm as searches continued and a forensic tent and specialist teams remained at the scene, including Avon Fire and Rescue.
- Detectives appealed for CCTV and dashcam from 3pm Wednesday to 3am Thursday covering Cleve Road, North Way, College Way and the nearby A38, asking people to call 101 and quote reference 5226096397 or use the Major Incident Portal.
- Formal identification and a post-mortem are pending, the man’s family are being supported by trained officers, and police urged the public not to speculate while enquiries continue.