Wakefield coroner issues public appeal to find family of 83-year-old man found dead in Leeds

Coroner’s officers are seeking the family of a man who has died in Leeds.

Investigations are undertaken by coroners into any deaths reported to them where it is thought that the circumstances were violent or unnatural, the cause is unknown, or the person died while in state detention.

Coroner's officers not only help with those investigations but are also responsible for contacting a person’s nearest relative after their death.

Ronald Griffith, aged 83, of Street Lane, Leeds, LS8 1BW died on Wednesday, September 25.placeholder image
Ronald Griffith, aged 83, of Street Lane, Leeds, LS8 1BW died on Wednesday, September 25. | Google

Wakefield Coroner’s officers are appealing for help in tracing any known relatives of Ronald Griffith, aged 83, of Street Lane, Leeds, LS8 1BW who died on Wednesday, September 25.

Anyone with any information should contact Wakefield Coroner’s Office on 01924 302180.

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