{"id":93091,"date":"2025-05-11T15:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/93091\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T15:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T15:55:12","slug":"police-still-to-identify-man-who-died-after-being-found-outside-passport-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/93091\/","title":{"rendered":"Police still to identify man who died after being found outside passport office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A witness appeal has been issued after the man in his 20s was found in the city centre<\/p>\n<p>16:00, 11 May 2025Updated 16:24, 11 May 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_DHAY_OLD_HALL_STREET-2.jpg\" alt=\"Police at the scene outside the Passport Office on Old Hall Street, Liverpool, on May 10\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police at the scene outside the Passport Office on Old Hall Street, Liverpool, on May 10<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Merseyside PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police<\/a> are still trying to identify a man who died after being found in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-city-centre\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool city centre<\/a> this weekend. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/north-west-ambulance-service\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"North West Ambulance ServiceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">North West Ambulance Service<\/a> (NWAS) was called at around 4.35am on Saturday May 10 to reports a man had been found on Old Hall Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He was taken to hospital where he died a short time later. A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/man-20s-dies-after-being-31612937\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">police cordon was put in place near to the entrance of the passport office <\/a>following the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police say the man&#8217;s death is unexplained but is not believed to be suspicious. He is yet to be identified despite extensive enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers have now released CCTV images of a possible witness they believe was with the man in the hours before he died, and might be able to help identify him<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/man-20s-dies-after-being-31612937\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> Detective Chief Inspector Chris Saidi said: &#8220;Our work to identify the man who died continues, and I\u2019d urge the man pictured to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I want to make clear that we are treating him as a potential witness, as we believe that he was in company with the<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/man-20s-dies-after-being-31612937\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> man in the area of Old Hall Street<\/a> earlier in the morning. He may well be able to help us identify the man.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_Police-believe-he-could-be-a-witness.jpg\" alt=\"Police believe he could be a witness\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police believe he could be a witness(Image: Merseyside Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Likewise, if you recognise this witness or were passing or live nearby and have any information, please let us know. We are also working to establish the cause of the man\u2019s death, but at this stage we do not believe there were any suspicious circumstances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you can help, contact police via @MerPolCC on X, \u2018Merseyside Police Contact Centre\u2019 on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/facebook\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> or 101, with reference 25000385507.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_Police-want-to-speak-to-this-man.jpg\" alt=\"Police have identified a possible witness who they believe could help them to identify the man who was found on Old Hall Street\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police have identified a possible witness who they believe could help them to identify the man who was found on Old Hall Street(Image: Merseyside Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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