Overview
- Emergency services were called to Smestow Academy around 10:40am and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
- West Midlands Police identified the deceased as 45 and said his death is being treated as unexplained, with specialist officers supporting his loved ones.
- Detectives are reviewing CCTV and released a timeline placing the man on Wheatsheaf Road at about 1am and on the school grounds at 7:15am.
- Police said he was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket, grey gilet, jeans, a beanie hat, and carrying a red rucksack, and they urged witnesses to come forward via Live Chat or 101 quoting log 1452 of 19 January.
- Smestow Academy closed for the day and will reopen with pupil support, as local reports said an 11-year-old pupil may have discovered the body near the goalposts.