Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in a wheelie bin in a park in the UK.
A man and woman in their 40s and a man in his 20s were arrested overnight in Blackpool on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender after the body of the unidentified victim, believed to have been aged between 40 and 50, was found in Cash's Park off Daimler Road on Coventry on Friday.
Inquiries are still ongoing to formally identify the man and establish how he died, West Midlands Police added, and said he may have been hit by a vehicle before being moved to the park.
His body was found in a Coventry City Council wheelie bin with a green lid, and police are working with the council to find out where the bin was moved from.
The man had a tattoo of a cross with a snake wrapped around it on his back and the words "Little Stardust", and a tattoo on his right arm saying "nan" with a clover and the colours of the Irish flag.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Poole, who is leading the investigation, said: "We have a large team of detectives, forensic specialists and other staff working around the clock to establish what has happened to this man, who he is, and who is responsible."
He added: "We are continuing to appeal to anyone who might know more about what happened and whether they can help our investigation."
