Police chase new murder lead

Mr Prudhoe's body had been mutilated after his death

Police investigating the death and mutilation of a man have identified a man they are "desperate" to talk to.

The man was seen at the back of Stephen Prudhoe's home in Blacon Point Road, Blacon, Chester, on 10 March.

A post mortem examination has confirmed that a heart attack and pneumonia played a part in Mr Prudhoe's death.

The police want to speak to a middle-aged man who was seen in the early hours of the morning in the car park behind Stephen's home.

He is described as having hair combed away from his face and was seen between 0200 GMT and 0300 GMT.

Police said there is no public access to the car park and can only be driven into from Dyserth Road and Cyman Close.

Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Marsden said: "There's no actual public access from the car park through to Blacon Point Road so, obviously, if they have come from his premises they would have had to climb over a fence or through a garden."

He added he wanted to speak to anyone who had seen this man or to the man himself, as he might have valuable information.

Mr Prudhoe's body was found in his home at 1700 GMT on Wednesday 10 March.

His body had been mutilated after his death and there was evidence that somebody else had been in his house.