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Estel Farell-Roig

Police called to scene of man's sudden death in Newport

A man has been found dead in a Newport house over the weekend.

Police were called to a property in Colts Foot Close, near the station in the city centre, in the early hours of Sunday at 1am.

Officers found an unconscious 38-year-old man who was later pronounced dead at the scene.

A witness, who asked not to be named, told the South Wales Argus : "Officers were conducting door to door enquires.

"I was directed towards my kitchen window [by] blue flashing strobe lights and when I went to investigate was met with one ambulance and a rapid response paramedic.

"Later on the police started pulling up it looked like a scene in a major block buster film."

The ambulance service also attended the scene.

In a statement, Gwent Police said: "Officers are currently investigating the circumstances of the incident and are treating the man’s death as unexplained."

If anyone has information relating to this incident, please call 101 quoting log 35 of 28/7/2019.

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