Man dies after being found with serious head injuries in Market Drayton
A man who was found with serious head injuries in Market Drayton last week has died.
The man was discovered on Smithfield Road in the town during the early hours of Tuesday 14 June.
Graham Whittingham, 58 years-old and from Market Drayton, was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital but sadly passed away.
A post mortem was conducted on Tuesday 21 June, but the findings have yet to be concluded.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have been in the area of Smithfield Road in Market Drayton between the hours of 11.40pm on Monday 13 June and the time he was found by a member of the public at 12.08am, Tuesday 14 June.
Detective Inspector Scott Harris of West Mercia Police said: "We do not wish to alarm our communities; enquiries are currently in the early stages to try and establish what has taken place and how Graham came to be in Smithfield road with serious head injuries.
"Officers would like reassure the community, that this should not affect their daily routine and continue as normal.
"We would like to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time who may have seen Mr Whittingham, who was wearing a black coat, dark blue jeans with a belt, a white polo shirt with red trim and black shoes."
If you were driving or walking in the area and have any information, please contact West Mercia Police on 101 quoting incident 692s of 15 June 2016.
Alternatively, if you want to give information but don't want to give your name you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or use their anonymous online form. Crimestoppers are not part of the police, when you contact them you won't be identified. The only person who knows you have given information is you.
