A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 56-year-old man was found dead in a car on a hospital car park.

Police are investigating the death of the man from Kingstanding, Birmingham who was was found in a car at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield on Friday April 22.

A 43-year-old man from Tamworth was arrested yesterday evening in Birmingham on suspicion of murder and he remained in police custody today.

The car has been removed for detailed forensic examination and the area of the car park that was closed off has since reopened.

A post mortem examination will take place as soon as possible to help detectives understand what caused the man’s unexplained death.

Anyone with any information that could help the police investigation is asked to message detectives via Live Chat on the West Midlands Police website, quoting investigation number 20/393435/22, or share information via the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.