THE body of a man was found at a property in Christchurch.

Police were called by the ambulance service after a man was found unresponsive at an address in Wick Lane on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 18.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said: “Dorset Police received a report at 3.15pm on Tuesday 18 January 2022 from the ambulance service that a man had been found unresponsive at an address in Wick Lane in Christchurch.

"Very sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene.”

The spokesperson added: “The death is not being treated as suspicious and enquiries are ongoing to identify the man's next of kin.”