Police investigating death of Sleaford man Adam Bailey release further photo in renewed appeal

Adam Bailey’s body was found by officers at his home in Tamer Road following reports of a concern for his safety at 2.15pm on February 16.

In the new image released today (Friday), the 49-year-old is seen to be in a dishevelled state, and at this stage officers say they are keeping an open mind about the cause of his appearance and would ask that people do not speculate online.

A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: "We are very keen to see speak with anyone who may have had contact with Adam in the days leading up to his death, or may have witnessed him in contact with other people in or around Sleaford, or at his flat or another property, between 12 noon on February 11 and 2.15pm on February 16.

“We are particularly keen to view any video footage which may show Mr Bailey interacting with other people in the days prior to his death. This includes any dashcam footage which local commuters may have captured, videos filmed on mobile phones or circulating on social media, or CCTV or doorbell footage from the local community.”

Another line of enquiry they are exploring is around any people who may have visited his flat before his death, and if you have any information which may be able to help that line of enquiry, you are asked to come forward.

You can now send information through a dedicated Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) under Operation Lace.

The portal allows anyone with information and media content such as videos pertaining to the investigation to submit them directly to the team.

Detective Inspector Andrew McWatt, Senior Investigating Officer, said: “We are keeping an open mind about the circumstances, but we believe there may be people who will have witnessed something, or have information about Mr Bailey’s death or his interactions with others before he died, which might help our ongoing investigation who we have not yet spoken with.

“It might be that you don’t realise that what you saw or heard is important; we’d ask that you think back, or view mobile phone or dashcam footage, or social media where you may have seen something posted, and get in touch with anything that might be relevant and allow us to decide.

"Any piece of information can prove crucial in an investigation, and we’d rather have as much information as possible than miss a key detail, no matter how small. I realise that investigations of this nature can be concerning for the local community to hear about. Thankfully they are not common for the local area, but we are still taking this very seriously.”

A 34 year old man from the Sleaford area was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident last night (Thursday) and has been released on police bail while inquiries are ongoing.

If you can help, you can submit information and footage through the dedicated Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP), or call 101 quoting incident number 205 of February 16.

Alternatively contact Crimestoppers-uk.org online or call 0800 555 111 anonymously.