Overview

• West Midlands Police said they were called to Hospital Street in Newtown shortly after 3.40pm on October 8 following reports a man had suffered burn injuries.
• The man, in his 40s, received treatment at the scene and died in hospital a short time later.
• Footage widely shared online shows a passer-by using a fire extinguisher to put out the flames as others intervened.
• An onlooker heard in the video claimed the man set himself alight with a petrol can, a detail not confirmed by police.
• West Midlands Ambulance Service said it can find no record of paramedics attending, while later clips show police and fire crews speaking with the man.