Residents' shock as police investigate man's death in Mansfield Woodhouse

Residents have spoken about their shock after a man was found dead in a Mansfield Woodhouse bungalow.
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The scene.

Police were called to Slant Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, yesterday morning, Sunday, February 17, after a man's body was discovered.

Residents on the street have said they were shocked and alarmed to see forensic examiners and several police cars on the street.

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One resident who lives next door to the bungalow said she was shocked to see the forensic examiners.

The scene.The scene.
The scene.

She said: "Police cars were parked out front. I was shocked, everyone was."

Nottinghamshire Police are still at the address and are treating the man’s death as unexplained.

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Another Slant Lane resident said: "I saw the police cars but I thought something had happened in the pub on the street not in one of the bungalows."

A formal identification of the man has not yet taken place.

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However, residents have said an elderly man lived in the bungalow.

A 75-year-old woman who lives a few doors down from the bungalow said: "Nothing has ever happened like this before, it is a nice street.

"I have seen him sat in a chair in his home, he used to have the blinds open.

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"I think he kept himself to himself. He had only been living on the street for around four weeks.

"I had only spoken to him once, I said 'isn't it cold' and he said 'yes'."

Another Slant Lane resident who saw the police cars said she thought there had been a burglary.

A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: "Anyone who has any information which could help with our enquiries is asked to call us on 101, quoting incident 330 of 17 February 2019."