Dead man found at recycling plant is named by police

A man who was found dead in a recycling plant in West Bromwich has today been named as Ranjit Singh.

The 48-year-old man was homeless and was thought to have been sleeping rough in the Smethwick area, police said.

The body of Mr Singh was discovered by staff at Anglosel in Chimney Road in the early hours of Friday morning.

Detectives working on the case are now trying to locate his next of kin.

Police were called and the area around the plant cordoned off after the discovery of the body at 1.50am.

West Midlands Police spokeswoman Deb Edmonds said Mr Singh's death was being treated as a tragic accident.