Overview
- Staffordshire Police launched a murder investigation after a man was found unresponsive in a Linfield Road flat in Hanley and pronounced dead at the scene around 9:30pm on November 12.
- A 56-year-old Stoke-on-Trent man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody for questioning.
- West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews found the man in a critical condition, delivered advanced life support, and confirmed his death at the scene.
- A cordon remains in place with forensic examinations under way, including work at a nearby phone box on Bucknall New Road, and officers are conducting house-to-house inquiries.
- Police are tracing the man's next of kin and have asked the public to avoid speculation and to share information via the force’s online reporting portal.