Overview
- Local morning walkers discovered an unidentified man hanging from an iron railing in Dum Dum Park and alerted Lake Town police, who recovered the body on Thursday.
- Police estimate the deceased was about 30–35 years old but have not identified him and have registered a case of unnatural death.
- The body has been sent for a post-mortem and forensic examination while officers are checking the corpse for external injuries.
- Investigators are examining nearby CCTV footage and questioning locals after residents noted the man’s feet appeared to be touching the ground and raised the possibility the scene was staged.
- The probe remains open pending autopsy and forensic results, which police say are needed before they can conclude whether the death was suicide or homicide and how the man came to be at the park.