Police appeal following 'unexplained' death of man in Widnes

Officers from Cheshire police have launched an investigation after a 61-year-old died in hospital yesterday, Sunday, after sustaining serious injuries.

Emergency services were called to Ansdell Road at around 9.40pm on Thursday, March 23, following reports that a man had sustained serious injuries.

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The man, who has been named as 61-year-old Slawomir Grzegorz Sobolewski, was taken to Whiston Hospital but sadly died on Easter Sunday, April 9.

Ansdell Road where the man was found with serious injuries (Image: Google Maps)

Enquiries are underway to establish how Slawomir, known locally as ‘Greg’, sustained these injuries and detectives are now asking anyone with information relating to this incident to contact Cheshire Police.

Detective Inspector Hannah Friend said: “At this stage this appears to be an isolated incident and we are doing everything we can to establish the exact circumstances of what has happened.

“We are following numerous lines of enquiry to establish what led to Slawomir’s death, and you will continue to see officers in and around the Ansdell Road area conducting house-to-house and CCTV enquiries.

“I would urge anyone who may have witnessed what happened, saw anything suspicious or unusual, or has any information which could assist officers with their enquiries, to contact us.”

Anyone with information or footage should call Cheshire police on 101 quoting incident number IML 1510674.

Alternatively, information can be left anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Information can also be reported online at cheshire.police.uk/police-forces/cheshire-constabulary/areas/cheshire/about-us/about-us/provide-more-information-about-an-appeal/.