UK - Colin Wood, 53, Partial remains found by fisherman, Great Yarmouth

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Detectives have launched an investigation following the discovery of a body part on the beach in Great Yarmouth.

Officers were called to an area of beach near to the Wellington Pier during the early hours of Wednesday morning (4 May 2022) at about 1.30am after a fisherman reported finding a body part.

Police attended and recovered the remains which were taken to the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston.

A Home Office post-mortem examination was completed and following DNA tests, police have been able to identify the man.

Pending formal coroner proceedings, police have provisionally identified the body part belonging to Colin Wood, 53. Mr Wood’s family have been informed.

Officers have now launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding Mr Wood’s death, which is being treated as unexplained.

Detective Chief Inspector Holly Evans, who is leading the enquiry, said: “We are keen to understand how Mr Wood came to be in the water and would like to hear from anyone who may have known him or has information which could help with our enquiries.

“We know that Mr Wood lived in the Great Yarmouth area. He’d had limited contact with friends and family in recent months and as a result we’ve released a photograph of Mr Wood in the hope it could help jog someone’s memory if they’d seen him.”

Great Yarmouth death investigation

Detectives have launched an investigation following the discovery of a body part on the beach in Great Yarmouth. Officers were called to an area of beach near to the Wellington Pier during the early hours of Wednesday morning (4 May 2022) at about 1.30am after a fisherman reported finding a body...

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Mystery over man's death after fisherman finds body part on beach | ITV News

A police investigation was launched after a fisherman reported finding a body part near the Wellington Pier near Great Yarmouth. | ITV News Anglia

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Fair to say Colin had some struggles/issues

Council acts to protect residents from anti-social behaviour​

A Bradwell man who was subject to an anti-social behaviour order obtained by Great Yarmouth Borough Council has received a custodial sentence after breaching the order and committing a string of offences.
The order was made against Colin Wood, 52, of Kingfisher Close, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, following multiple complaints about his anti-social behaviour in Bradwell and after committing a series of public order offences.
An injunction was obtained by the council's Tenancy Services Team in November 2020, working in partnership with Norfolk Police. It included an overarching condition banning him from engaging in or threatening harassing, threatening or abusive behaviour in or around Kingfisher Close.
Wood was arrested on Kingfisher Close in August last year in direct breach of his court order, and in December he was found guilty of contempt of court at Norwich magistrates court for disobeying the injunction order, receiving a six month prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
Alongside the breach of the injunction Wood was found guilty of common assault of an emergency worker, assault by beating, use threatening, abusive and insulting words, of behaviour to cause harassment, alarm, distress and criminal damage receiving a 26 week prison sentence.
In a statement Great Yarmouth Borough Council said: "To support the well-being of our communities, the council takes a strong stance against anti-social behaviour, where possible through informal actions and by offering support to help people improve their behaviour.
"However, where this isn't possible, we will work in partnership with the police and the courts in order to protect residents whose lives are often seriously affected by the behaviour of others.
"In this case, where multiple informal interventions had failed, there was clear evidence of anti-social behaviour reported by residents, which supported our robust action. We would like to thank the community for their support, and we would encourage anyone with concerns about anti-social behaviour to get in touch."
Norfolk Police's Sergeant Christopher Giddens said: "As this example shows, working in partnership with other authorities can be the best way to tackle anti-social behaviour, and offences of this nature.
"The police are often the first point of call, but actually it's frequently a complex, joint effort with teams such as those within local councils, to resolve ongoing disruption associated with specific neighbourhoods or people within them."

Council acts to protect residents from anti-social behaviour - Great Yarmouth Borough Council

A Bradwell man who was subject to an anti-social behaviour order obtained by Great Yarmouth Borough Council has received a custodial sentence after breaching the order and committing a string of offences.

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Death remains 'unexplained' after body part washed up on beach

Police have confirmed the death of a man whose body part was washed up in Great Yarmouth remains unexplained three months on.

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Death remains 'unexplained' after body part washed up on beach'

It also emerged he had been released from prison earlier this year and that his body part had only been in the water "a number of days".​

A spokesman for Norfolk Police said the investigation was ongoing and that his death was still being treated as "unexplained".