Hampshire police reveal identity of mystery cyclist found dead in Droxford

The man was found on Monday, August 10 in Droxford. As he had no identification police launched public appeals to try to work out who he was.

A statement this morning from police says officers believe the man is 55-year-old Declan Murray who was reported missing from Southampton on August 16.

They say his next of kin have been told, although formal identification has not yet taken place.

The body was found at about around 11pm on August 10 on the B2150 in Droxford, near the Station Road junction.

The investigation is continuing to work out what exactly happened, but a post mortem examination indicated that he was not hit by a vehicle.

Sgt Jonathan Bates, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘We still have a number of enquiries to carry out, including formal identification procedures, in order for us to provide absolute certainty to Declan’s family and the wider community of any connection between these two incidents, however we felt it important to update you with the current status of our investigations into these two incidents.

‘We will be in a position to provide a further update once these further enquiries have been completed.’

Anyone with information regarding the death in Droxford is asked to contact police on 101, quoting 44200303926.