Update 10.08am Tuesday 10 December

We are renewing our appeal for witnesses following the death of a 55-year-old man in Lincoln.

We are especially keen to hear from you if you saw a white Mercedes X-class pick up truck between 9pm to 11.30pm on Sunday 8 December in the following areas:

• University Bridge 
• Carholme Road
• Gresham Street
• Newland Street West 
• Charlesworth Street
• Wellington Street
• Moor Street 

We ask that people check their CCTV, doorbell, dashcam, or mobile phone footage so that we can piece together what happened.

If you have any information that can assist with our investigation, you can ring 101 quoting incident 425 of 8 December.

Alternatively, you can send information directly to the team via the Major Incident Public Portal under Operation Snowdrop. 

Update 8.30pm Monday 9 December

Over the past 15 hours, investigators have been working to understand more about the activities leading up to the death of a 55-year-old man in Lincoln.

We are asking for help to piece together his last movements and who he had contact with. 

We now believe that he was walking from the Queen in the West pub in Moor Street, Lincoln in the direction of Carholme Road at some point just prior to 11.10pm last night (Sunday 8 December) which is when we believe the assault happened and an ambulance was called.

It is not clear the exact route he took, and we are asking people who live in the West End area to check any CCTV, doorbell, or mobile phone footage from between 10.45pm and 11.20pm which may show our victim walking along the street and eventually interacting with someone shortly after 11pm.

There is another line of enquiry we are also following. We are asking anyone with dashcam footage who was travelling along the A57 around the Saxilby area to check footage and see if they have captured a white L-reg Mercedes X-class pick up truck travelling in the Lincoln direction. We are also keen to locate footage of that vehicle in the Carholme Road area. 

We have launched a Major Incident Public Portal (MiPP) for the investigation under the name Operation Snowdrop. Footage and information can be uploaded to that portal directly, and you can also call 101, quoting incident 425 of 8 December with more information.

A 37-year-old man arrested in suspicion of murder remains in custody where he is being questioned by detectives.

Original release 9 December

We have launched a murder investigation following the death of a 55-year-old man in Lincoln earlier this morning (9 December).

Officers attended Carholme Road just before 11.30pm yesterday (8 December) and discovered a man with serious head injuries.

He sadly passed away at the scene and his family have been made aware.

A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.

A scene guard is currently in place and is likely to remain for some time and as a result, we've had to close the stretch of road from the A46 to Carholme Road*. 

We are appealing for witnesses and other information that can assist with our investigations. If you can help, please get in touch by calling 101 or emailing [email protected] quoting incident 425 of 8 December.

*Release amended to update road closure for the area.