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| Murder inquiry after body found | Murder inquiry after body found |
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| A murder inquiry has been been launched after the body of a man, believed to be in his mid-50s, was found in an Aberdeen city centre street. | |
| Police and ambulance staff were called at about 0400 BST after reports of a man injured in Oldmill Road. He was dead when they arrived. | Police and ambulance staff were called at about 0400 BST after reports of a man injured in Oldmill Road. He was dead when they arrived. |
| Det Ch Insp Mark Cooper of Grampian Police said the area would have been busy with people leaving nightspots. | Det Ch Insp Mark Cooper of Grampian Police said the area would have been busy with people leaving nightspots. |
| He appealed to anyone who was in the area at the time to contact police. | |
| Det Ch Insp Cooper said: "I am making a direct appeal to anyone who was in Aberdeen City Centre, particularly if you were in the general area of Oldmill Road, Bon Accord Street, sometime between midnight and 4am, this morning." | |
| "Were you there? Were you returning home? Were you working? and I make a specific appeal to any taxi drivers - were you in the general area of Oldmill Road or Bon Accord Street this morning? | |
| "Did you see anything or did you hear anything? Do you know anything? Get in touch with us, irrespective of what it is." | |
| The victim was wearing a light coloured bomber style jacket. |