Belle Vue Park in Newport sealed off after man found unresponsive

A park in Newport was closed for several hours this morning due to a police incident. Officers taped off the entrances to Belle Vue Park on Tuesday morning after a 59-year-old man was found unresponsive on Sunday evening. He remains in hospital in a stable condition and enquiries are ongoing. The park reopened after 2pm but its bandstand remains sealed off.

Eyewitnesses say the entrances of the park were taped off as of the early hours of this morning. Belle Vue Tearooms café has been unable to open today as normal.

Gwent Police said it had sealed off the park to the public as part of its enquiries into its investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the force.

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