Police re-launch investigation into a man's death after a body was discovered in Bolton

Initial inquiries suggested 30-year-old Karl Englemark died with no suspicious circumstance but post mortem results came back as "unascertained".

Officers are trying to trace the movements of a man who was found dead on a Bolton building site.
Author: Becky CahillPublished 18th Feb 2018
Last updated 18th Feb 2018

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Shortly after 9.30am on Monday 5 February 2018 police were called to reports that the body of a man had been found near to Bridgewater Avenue.

Enquiries into the manā€™s death led officers to believe there were no suspicious circumstances and a file was passed to the coroner.

A Home Office Post Mortem examination took place however, the results came back as unascertained so officers have re-launched an investigation into his death.

The man, who has been formally identified as 30-year-old Karl Englemark, had been reported missing to police from his home in North Manchester on Thursday 1 February.

On Friday 2 February, he checked into the Hilton Hotel on Deansgate around 5.30pm and left approximately 10.30pm that evening.

He was not seen again until his body was discovered on a building site in Bolton on Monday 5 February.

Officers investigating the death are trying to trace his movements to find out exactly what happened to him.

Detective Inspector Steph Parker of GMPā€™s Bolton Borough, said: ā€œSadly, Karlā€™s family do not yet know the events that led to his death, which is something we are hoping to find out for them.

ā€œWe need to know how and why Karl travelled to Bolton, so weā€™re trying to track his movements between 2 February and 5 February and Iā€™m asking the public to help me do this.

ā€œWe know that Karl may have been chatting to members of the public on his travels so I want people to really study the image weā€™ve released of him and get in touch with us if you remember speaking to him ā€“ what you spoke about could help us find out what happened to him.

ā€œWhatever information you have, please let us know so we can give his family the answers they deserve.ā€

Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 5757 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.