Watch: Residents' shock after body is found in Southsea street

Resident have told of their shock after a man's body was found in a Southsea street.
Forensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murderForensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murder
Forensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murder

One said that a neighbour had found the man dead on her doorstep in Outram Road.

As police began a forensic investigation today after arresting a man on suspicion of murder, Outram Road resident Rosemary Ives, 81, said: ‘​When I opened my door this morning I saw she (the woman who found the body) was crying and I wondered why. She was devastated.’

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Neighbour Claude Cowderc added: ‘Someone said they saw someone handcuffed being led away. When we heard that we thought something serious had happened.’

Forensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murderForensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murder
Forensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murder

Denise Kelsey, 59, of Outram Road, left early and spoke to a woman who saw a man’s body on the doorstep.

Denise said: ‘she said “there was a body on my doorstep”

‘She was sat on the wall. She started shaking so I made her a drink.’

Denise added: ‘I just saw police interviewing this guy, he was dark and young.

Forensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murderForensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murder
Forensics officers in Outram Road, Southsea, where a man's body was discovered and another held on suspicion of murder

‘He was staggering around.

‘They took him off in cuffs.’

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James Cheesman, who lives in the road, said residents were worried about what had happened.

And another resident, a woman aged 76 said: ‘Nothing shocks me in Southsea.

‘There’s a lot of people in bedsits around here who have difficult lives.

‘I know there was a party in the last town house in that block.

‘It was still going until around 1am or 2am.’