Man arrested after body found in Spon End flat...

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Officers from West Midlands Police have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of murder



A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead inside a Coventry flat.

Police were called to the Gardner House block of flats on Vincent Street, Spon End, in the early hours of this morning (Sunday, March 10).

They found the 26-year-old victim's body at the address.

Officers from West Midlands Police have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of murder .

He remains in custody today.

Police remain at the scene in Spon End today.

One police van was spotted parked up at the back of the Gardner House block of flats.

Neighbours told CoventryLive they had seen paramedics performing CPR on the victim.

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Police name man found dead in Coventry flat



The man whose body was found at a flat in Spon End at the weekend has been described as a "loving father, son, brother and partner".

Daniel Chappell, 26, was discovered with fatal injuries at a property in Gardner House, Vincent Street, in the early hours of Sunday, March 11.

A murder investigation was launched and a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of Daniel's murder.

He has been since released on bail pending further enquiries and police say the investigation "continues at pace".

Daniel's family has released a statement, through West Midlands Police, which reads: “Daniel was a loving father, son, brother and partner.

"He will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends."

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Coventry man found not guilty of killing sister's ex-partner

A Coventry man who was involved in a struggle with his sister’s ex-partner during which the other man died has been cleared of his unlawful killing.

After he was acquitted, a judge at Warwick Crown Court told Jordan Laws, who thanked the jury as he left the dock: “You leave this court as a man of good character.”

Laws, 31, of King Richard Street, Hillfields, had pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 26-year-old Daniel Chapel during the incident in March 2019.

The jury who had been told to decide whether he had used excessive force or whether Mr Chapel’s death was just a tragic accident as they struggled, unanimously found him not guilty.