Appeal for information following death of man

We are appealing for information following the death of a man in Stafford recently.

We were called at 8.15pm on Monday (13 February), to an address off Corporation Street, following reports of a sudden death.

We attended along with colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service.

Sadly, a 48-year-old man was pronounced dead by paramedics a short time later.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained.

His next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

A 34-year-old man, from the Stafford area, has been arrested on suspicion of assault while our inquiries continue.

As part of our investigation, we are keen to speak to anyone who was in The Bear Grill pub in Stafford on Friday (10 February).

The public are urged to not speculate on social media while our investigation continues.

Anyone who has any information is asked to call us on 101 or contact us on our website via LiveChat here , quoting incident number 676 of 13 February.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 999 111.