Police name Norwich murder victim as investigations continue

A man has been arrested and bailed after a man was found dead on Friday night

Police were called to Appleyard Crescent on Friday night
Author: Matt SoanesPublished 3rd May 2022

Police have identified a man found dead at a home in Norwich on Friday night as 58 year old Mark Franklin.

He was found with serious heard injuries in Appleyard Crescent at around 9:30pm. His next of kin have been informed.

His death is being treated as a murder. A man in his 60s, who was arrested in connection with the incident, has been released under investigation.

An address in Appleyard Crescent remains cordoned off, along with another in Shipfield.

Police are looking for witnesses or for anyone who saw anything suspicious in Appleyard Crescent on Friday night.

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