Police investigation into death of Doncaster man concludes

A police investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in his Doncaster home has concluded.

Officers looking into the death of the 88-year-old initially treated it as ‘unexplained’ and launched an investigation.

A man's body was found in a house in Oversley Road, Wheatley, Doncasterplaceholder image
A man's body was found in a house in Oversley Road, Wheatley, Doncaster
A man's body was found in a house in Oversley Road, Wheatley, Doncasterplaceholder image
A man's body was found in a house in Oversley Road, Wheatley, Doncaster

They sealed off his home in Oversley Road, Wheatley, as part of the probe following the discovery of the body on Tuesday afternoon.

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In a statement, South Yorkshire Police said: “The 88-year-old man had a medical episode which lead to his death.

“It is not suspicious and there is no further police action to be taken.”

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