Police statement after death of man in his 50s at Preston address

A man was sadly pronounced dead after he was found 'unresponsive' at a home in Preston.

Emergency services were called to the address in Ecroyd Road, off Blackpool Road, at around 9.45pm on Monday (December 2).

Lancashire Police were called to a home in Nelson at around 5.20am on Sunday, November 5 after ambulance crews found a man dead inside the property. He has been named as 53-year-old Andrej Minin and a Home Office post-mortem examination found that he died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head and neck.

placeholder image — Lancashire Police were called to a home in Nelson at around 5.20am on Sunday, November 5 after ambulance crews found a man dead inside the property. He has been named as 53-year-old Andrej Minin and a Home Office post-mortem examination found that he died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head and neck.

A number of police and an ambulance attended and the street was taped off while they worked at the scene.

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Emergency services were called to the address in Ecroyd Road, off Blackpool Road, Preston at around 9.45pm on Monday (December 2) | Google

The man, aged in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene and there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances, said Lancashire Police. The force said his death will be referred to the coroner in due course.

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A police spokesperson said: "We were called at 9.45pm on Monday, December 1, to an address in Ecroyd Street, Ashton, Preston, to a report a man had been found unresponsive.

"The emergency services attended and very sadly a man in his 50s was pronounced deceased at the scene.

"Our thoughts are very much with his family at this distressing time.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be passed in due course to HM Coroner."