Overview
- Emergency services were called to Cedar House sheltered flats on Foxwood Drive by ambulance crews at about 2:44am on Tuesday, July 21, where a man believed to be in his seventies was pronounced dead.
- Cleveland Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team has arrested two women, aged 41 and 54, on suspicion of murder and they remain in custody while enquiries continue.
- Detective Chief Inspector John Bonner is leading the investigation and has asked anyone who visited Cedar House in the late evening or early hours to contact police using reference 143672 or to report information anonymously to Crimestoppers.
- Formal identification of the deceased is pending but specially trained officers have informed the man’s family and are providing support at this stage.
- The incident took place in sheltered housing, a setting that raises local safety concerns and means investigators will focus on relationships, access and motive as they work to clarify why this targeted attack occurred.