Man found dead after being reported missing - Cambridgeshire Constabulary, May 2018

On 22 May 2018, a man was reported missing to Cambridgeshire Constabulary. Police were told he had made threats the previous morning to take his own life. The man was initially categorised as a high-risk missing person. After undertaking initial enquiries, police re-graded the man as a medium-risk missing person. The following day, police were called as the man’s van had been located. A search resulted in the man being found dead. It appeared his death occurred by hanging. During the investigation, we obtained accounts from all officers responsible for supervising the missing person report throughout the time the man was missing. We also obtained accounts from officers involved in searching for him. We examined relevant evidence, including airwave recordings and police records relating to the man being missing. The initial raising of the grading to high-risk was decided on as police had limited information about the man at first. …