APPEAL TO IDENTIFY MAN FOUND DECEASED IN SOUTHAMPTON

Police are renewing an appeal to identify a man who was sadly found deceased in Southampton in 2024.

Officers were called at around 6.50pm on Friday 19 April 2024 after a man’s body was found in undergrowth in a wooded area on the A35, The Avenue, close to the junction with Burgess Road.

His death is being treated as non-suspicious, but despite extensive enquiries, officers have still been unable to identify him.

Police have now released an e-fit image in the hope someone may recognise him.

The man is described as:
• White
• Skinny build
• Around 5ft 8ins tall
• Believed to be around 60 years old
• Short grey/white hair
• Long grey beard

He had several distinctive tattoos, including:
• A skull wearing a top hat on his upper left arm
• A phoenix on the inside of his left arm
• A flower with a ribbon-wrapped heart on his right arm

When found, he was wearing a red hoody, a dark-coloured t-shirt, and two pairs of trousers. He was also believed to use a walking stick, which was found with him.

Police have liaised with local homeless shelters, Street Pastors and neighbouring forces, but he remains unidentified.

Anyone who recognises him, or has information that could help, should call 101, quoting 44240164627.

Information can also be reported online via Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Posted: 2026-06-18T20:00:39+0000