Overview
- A 45-year-old man was found with injuries on Smestow Academy’s playing fields late Monday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- West Midlands Police say the death is currently unexplained, with detectives reviewing CCTV to piece together the man’s final movements.
- Officers mapped sightings from Wheatsheaf Road at about 1:00 a.m. to the school grounds at 7:15 a.m., and released a clothing description for witnesses.
- Specialist officers are supporting the man’s loved ones, and extra neighbourhood patrols are providing reassurance in the area.
- The school, which closed on police advice after the discovery, reopened with assemblies and counselling available for affected pupils.