Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Hartlepool.

The man has been identified as Henry Rafferty from the Hartlepool area who was pronounced dead on Elwick Road around 11:58pm last night, Friday 26th August 2022.

Henry’s family have been informed and our thoughts remain with them at this difficult time. They are being supported by aspecially trained Family Liaison Officer.

Police are investigating the circumstances of what happened to Henry and are appealing to anyone who may have seen him in the

hours before his death, particularly anyone who may have seen him in the area between the PARK INN on Park Road and the junction of ELWICK ROAD and PARK AVENUE between 22:00pm and 23:30pm.

Henry is described as being white, around 6ft 4inches tall, early twenties of slim build with short fair hair. Henry was wearing a black North Face fleece and dark blue tracksuit bottoms and black and blue Nike trainers.

Anyone with information or who may have seen Henry or anyone matching this description and anyone with CCTV along this route or dash cam footage, if they were travelling in the area, is asked to contact Sergeant Stephen Clyburn on the non-emergency

number 101, quoting incident number 152506.