No further action against man arrested on suspicion of murder

Police were called to Queens Terrace in Southampton on Sunday

Published 14th May 2024

A 54-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead at a property in Southampton, will face no further action against him.

Police were called shortly before 8.45am on Sunday to a report of a man needing "medical attention" inside a home on Queens Terrace.

The 42-year-old man from Southampton was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police issued the following statement:

"Following extensive enquiries carried out by officers in connection with the sudden death of a man in Southampton on Sunday morning (12 May), no further action will be taken against a 54-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident.

We were called just before 8.45am to a report of a man requiring medical attention inside a property on Queens Terrace.

Emergency services attended the home, but the 42-year-old man from Southampton was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

His death has now been deemed as unexplained but the circumstances are no longer being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner."

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