Man found dead in the back of a van

Devon and Cornwall Police report that the body of a man has been found in the back of a van in Plymstock.

Police received a call from ambulance staff at around 4.15pm on Monday 8 April with a report that a deceased man had been located in the back of a van parked on Radford Park Road.

At this time the death is being treated as unexplained and detectives are awaiting the results of a post mortem.

The man has not yet been named though his family have been informed.  It is understood the deceased is a local man in his mid-twenties.

A police spokesman says. "At this time there is no evidence of any third party involvement, although police enquiries are still ongoing".