A man who was found dead at home in Staffordshire in the early hours of Christmas Day has been named as Louis Price.
A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after officers from Staffordshire police were called to an address in Norton Canes, near Cannock, at about 3.25am, to a man in his 30s suffering a cardiac arrest. Despite the efforts of medics, he died shortly afterwards.
Neighbours said the father-of-one lived in the house with his parents, the Manchester Evening News reported.
“His poor parents were away on holiday when it happened,” one neighbour said. “They will be absolutely devastated and my heart goes out to them.”
“It has shocked and saddened the whole little community here,” she added. “It is beyond belief.”
Another neighbour told the Express and Star: “We’re all a bit shocked, to be honest, because it’s not something you expect to happen on your own doorstep.
“I didn’t know him too well, but I would see him in passing and we’d say hello and he and his family seemed like fairly normal and nice people. It’s not a tight community around here and a lot of people keep themselves to themselves, but there is a feeling of shock from the people I’ve spoken to.”
Another woman said: “I’ve been here for six years and I’ve always found them to be a very quiet family who keep themselves to themselves, although I do know that the parents are regulars in one of the pubs around here.”
“I just can’t believe what has happened as it’s just a shock and he seemed like a nice lad and had been around my own kids in the past as well.”
Floral tributes have been left at the scene, while tributes have also been paid to Price on social media, with one friend saying: “Always there when I needed you! Thank you for always having my back and making me laugh!”
The woman, from Cannock, was taken into custody for questioning, and a postmortem examination was scheduled to take place on Boxing Day.
Staffordshire police said residents may notice an “increased presence of neighbourhood officers in the area as they provide reassurance and help to gather evidence”.
Officers have issued an appeal, asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them via the police non-emergency number 101 or the major incident public portal.
