Three arrests after man found dead in wheelie bin
Three people have been arrested after a man was found dead in a wheelie bin in a Coventry park.
A man and a woman, both in their 40s, and a man in his 20s were each held on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender.
They were detained overnight in Blackpool, police said.
Efforts to formally identify the dead man and establish how he died were continuing, the West Midlands force added.
Officers were called by a member of the public at 17:00 GMT on Friday to Cash's Park off Daimler Road.
Police estimate the age of the deceased man found there to be between 40 and 50.
They believe he was hit by a car before being moved to the site.
Over the weekend, a description was released of the dead man's distinctive tattoos. They include a marking on his back featuring a cross with a snake wrapped around it, and the words "little stardust".
He also had a tattoo on his right arm which said "nan", along with a clover and the colours of the Irish flag.
Det Ch Insp Phil Poole on Monday thanked members of the public who had been in touch with information so far.
He said officers were continuing to appeal to anyone who might know more about what happened to make contact.
He said at the weekend that he was particularly keen to hear from anyone who had noticed unexplained damage to a vehicle, perhaps of a partner or relative.
Local resident Azhar Ali, 40, said the police presence in the areas was visible.
"Whatever happened is not good," he said.
People in the community, he explained, "are our neighbours and we have good care for them and great feelings for them as well".
Nineteen-year-old university student Sarosh said she was shocked by the police cars and vans arriving in the area on Friday.
"There was a lot of them so [I knew] something serious must have happened," she said.
"The police came knocking the next day asking if we knew anything about it, and whether our wheelie bins had been taken.
"It was just shocking to say the least."
She said she also felt the park was not safe anymore, particularly at night.
Another resident, who would only give her name as Joan, said she had lived in the area for more than 30 years, and described what happened as "dreadful".
"I feel sorry for that lad's family, whoever he is, because they just took someone's life," she said.