Overview
- Essex Police were called just after 9am on Christmas Eve following a member of the public’s concern for welfare on Mill Lane in Witham.
- Emergency services found a man who was declared dead at the scene, according to an official police statement.
- Officers confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious and the man’s next of kin have been informed.
- A file will be prepared for the coroner, and no details about the man’s identity or cause of death have been released.
- Local outlets reported a visible police presence, with around four police cars seen near the scene before officers left the area.