Residents saddened by the sudden death of a 32-year-old man found wrapped in a blanket on top of a roof have spoken of their shock.
Gerard Colgan had been reported missing on Friday, October 7, prompting a huge police search and desperate pleas for information from his brother and sister. Today, West Yorkshire Police confirmed that a body, mysteriously found on top of a roof in Harehills Avenue, Chapeltown, Leeds, was believed to be his.
The strange discovery was made on Sunday, October 9, when shocked neighbours saw a man wrapped in a yellow blanket on the roof of the building, a large house converted into flats. They called the police who then raced to the scene at around 2.40pm.
