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Police Link Winthorpe Hit-and-Run to Farm Death in Nottinghamshire Homicide Probe for Missing Farmer Brian Wright

The force has referred the case to the police watchdog.

Overview

  • Officers found a 52-year-old man dead in a Langford farm outbuilding on November 22, with the death not being treated as suspicious.
  • Detectives say intelligence indicates 82-year-old Brian Wright is deceased, and searches continue in the Langford area with a public appeal for information.
  • Police believe a car that struck two men on Gainsborough Road in Winthorpe shortly after 10am on November 22 is potentially linked to the investigation, with the victims’ injuries not life-threatening.
  • Investigators state all parties are believed to be known to each other, they are not seeking anyone else, and there is no wider threat to the public.
  • The deceased 52-year-old has been named locally as Charles Wright, a detail police have not confirmed.