Keats Grove: Wakefield man found dead prompting search for relatives of 78-year-old
Published 2nd Aug 2025, 16:30 GMT
Coroner’s officers want to track down the family of a 78-year-old man who was found dead in Wakefield.
Kevin Armitage, of Keats Grove, died on July 25.
The team at Wakefield Coroner’s Office are appealing for relatives to get in touch.
Coroners are called up to investigate any deaths reported to them where it is thought that the circumstances were violent or unnatural, the cause is unknown, or the person died while in prison, police custody or another type of state detention.
As well as being responsible for investigating the causes of such deaths, they also have a duty to contact the nearest surviving relatives.
Those with any information should call Wakefield Coroner's office on 01924 302 180.