Identified! UK - Doncaster, Male body in sewage works, Nov'16 - James Nicholls

[eucalyptuz]

South Yorkshire Police officers were called to High Melton College at about 14:45 GMT on Tuesday where workmen had found what appeared to be a body.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-38157578

Police have confirmed this morning that a body pulled from water at a sewage works plant located on the campus of a Doncaster college is male.

http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk...-works-at-doncaster-college-is-male-1-8266979

A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "An investigation is in its early stages and detectives are working alongside Yorkshire Water, underwater search teams and CSI officers to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horror-mystery-dead-body-found-9367602

 

[JerricaBenton]

Any missing persons reports of males in that area?

 

[bbyblueeyez]

Can I ask a question please if that's ok ?? does anyone know if its easy to go from a river to end up in the sewers there is a valid reason I ask I don't no if anyone will know the answer though thank you x

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Any missing persons reports of males in that area?

The only ones I can think of are Andrew Gosden (who lived just a few miles away but was last seen in London), Damion Vernon last seen Wakefield area I think, and Rory Johnson-Hatfield lost in York.

Just checked out https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/category/in-yorkshire-and-humberside.html and there are 32 men missing from the Yorkshire area over the last few years, but I suppose in this country the body could have come from absolutely anywhere. It also might have been there a long time.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

5 listed on South Yorkshire polices page http://www.southyorks.police.uk/help-and-advice/missing-people

Andrew Gosden - Doncaster/London 2009
Steven Jones, - Doncaster 2008
Mustafa Ali Edleh - Sheffield 2005
John Bowkett - Doncaster 1992
Edmund Spencer - Barnsley 2002

I'm worried about it being Andrew, what if he went to London to meet someone he knew, only got a one way ticket as was getting a lift back, and something happened along the way. The college where the body was found is only 3.5 miles as the crow flies from Andrew's home.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Looks like the sewage works might have been installed in 1981, I haven't read the doc but if anyone fancies learning about this specific sewage system here you are!

http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/72IWPC81-256.pdf

 

[Simone44]

Tony has just posted on the unmentionable, that he is about to pen an update, so hopefully we will have some news in the morning.

 

[Simone44]

Nicola has just confirmed that Doncaster man is not Corrie.

 

[capmancan]

Out of those 5 missing from the area (which even is hopeful, the poor soul found could really be a huge amount of missing persons), I really can't pick a single one. There's just too little information. However, I think the reason very little has been released is out of respect for a family who surely will be getting some very sad news

 

[skibaboo]

Looks like the sewage works might have been installed in 1981, I haven't read the doc but if anyone fancies learning about this specific sewage system here you are!

http://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/72IWPC81-256.pdf

Here it is on google maps https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.5104854,-1.2387363,167m/data=!3m1!1e3

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Here it is on google maps https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.5104854,-1.2387363,167m/data=!3m1!1e3

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Well spotted Hawkeye!!

 

[eucalyptuz]

Unless the body was wrapped or contained in some way ie: plastic bags/suitcase,
I think that we should be looking at more recent cases (last couple of months) as the remains were described as "a body" and identification as male only took a day. To me, this suggests the body was still intact. I think water and bacterial action in a sewage works would speed up decomposition...will try to find some online info re: similar cases etc...

 

[JerricaBenton]

Unless the body was wrapped or contained in some way ie: plastic bags/suitcase,
I think that we should be looking at more recent cases (last couple of months) as the remains were described as "a body" and identification as male only took a day. To me, this suggests the body was still intact. I think water and bacterial action in a sewage works would speed up decomposition...will try to find some online info re: similar cases etc...

Recent case I can think of is Helen Bailey, who was found in her own septic tank, but as it hasn't been to trial yet, I don't think the condition of the body is known publicly.

 

[alreetlike]

Interested to keep an eye on this due to the potential Andrew Gosden link, as that's a pet case of mine. I hope this body can be ID'd quickly.

 

[capmancan]

Update from Doncaster Free Press states that body recovered from water near Doncaster college is non suspicious

 

[Alice253]

Update from Doncaster Free Press states that body recovered from water near Doncaster college is non suspicious

I wonder why they are saying it is not suspicious when they're still trying to figure out what happened?

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[Deleted member 178385]

I wonder why they are saying it is not suspicious when they're still trying to figure out what happened?

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This always surprises me too, when suspicious circumstances are 'ruled out' really early on in an investigation. I wonder how they can be so sure?

 

[jessie]

Update from Doncaster Free Press states that body recovered from water near Doncaster college is non suspicious

Sorry can't link to that it doesn't work. Try this one:
http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk...d-from-water-near-doncaster-college-1-8266979

How could a body found in a sewage works (from Cags link seems septic tank type) not be suspicious?
Underground too from the news coverage ? Poor man whoever it is, I hope they identify him.

 

[capmancan]

Man named as James Nicholls, of Long Eaton, Nottingham. He doesn't appear to be a missing person.

http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk...-of-water-near-to-doncaster-college-1-8271379

 

[eucalyptuz]

Gosh! The 'non-suspicious' is very surprising...this is often police-speak for suicide, but who would choose to end it all in the sewage works?
The only other stretches my mind can manage are perhaps a college custodian dying accidentally after checking on a blocked system....
or possibly an inebriated student on a dare or something...
Anybody else got some ideas?
ETA: sorry, was typing my post as news of the ID was posted so much of this is redundant now...