Stoke-On-Trent

Reports from Staffordshire Police are coming in about an unidentified male found in Stoke-On-Trent.

It was Saturday 25 January after a body was found in a derelict school in Elgood Lane, Goldenhill.

Staffordshire Police say they have exhausted several measures to identify the Unknown male but to date have been unsuccessful. CCTV has been reviewed; DNA tests and other forensics have been performed but it is now Staffordshire Police need the publics help.

Through previous investigations the last known sighting of the man was on CCTV on High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme on Thursday 2 January 2025.

The Unknown Male is described as approximately 40-50 years old, of a large build and with a bald head and grey beard. It seems by the featured image from this report by Staffordshire Police it shows the male has a Caucasian hand which may indicate he is a white male.

The unidentified male also wore a black Nike coat with a white hood, grey Nike tracksuit bottoms, light blue Nike trainers, a black cap and shoulder bag.

Do you know who this man is?  Can you share this appeal so we can ensure he does not go to the missing persons unit website where most cases featured are Unidentified Males?

How did he die?

Staffordshire Police said “While we are still treating the death as unexplained, we have not found any suspicious circumstances”

If you do have any information, please contact Staffordshire Police on by calling 101 or use the LiveChat function on their website, quoting incident 665 of 25 January.

To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111

Link to police appeal here