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Mar 2021
Police close house in Harrogate after man dies
Police and council officers have closed a house on Mayfield Grove, Harrogate where a man died this month.
North Yorkshire Police said in a statement today it and Harrogate Borough Council had carried out a joint investigation following 'concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour at the multi-occupancy address'.
Mark Wolsey, 48, died on Mayfield Grove this month. A suspect has been charged with murder and is remanded in custody pending trial.
A court approved the closure for an initial period of three months. Entry to the premises is now a criminal activity.
The police statement said the closure would give officers 'an opportunity to work with the landlord and residents in the premises'.
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Inspector Nicola Colbourne, of North Yorkshire Police said:
Dean Richardson, head of safer communities at Harrogate Borough Council, said in a statement:
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