Murdered Portsmouth Teen Post Mortem Result inconclusive Police have revealed that an initial Post Mortem...

Published: 8:53 pm February 12, 2018
Updated: 4:52 am October 8, 2025
Murdered Portsmouth Teen Post Mortem Result Inconclusive

Murdered Portsmouth Teen Post Mortem Result inconclusive

Police have revealed that an initial Post Mortem into the tragic death of a Portsmouth teenager at the weekend has proven inconclusive. Oliver Joe Blatcher, 18, from Estella Road, sadly died at Queen Alexandra Hospital on Saturday morning; he was taken to hospital by ambulance from an address on Sackville Street, Somerstown. A police spokesman said, “A post mortem examination has been carried out, however the findings are inconclusive. Further tests will be carried out. Detectives continue to work hard to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the man’s unexplained death, and the investigation is on-going. Specialist officers continue to support the family at this difficult time. A 28-year-old man and a 32-year-old man who were arrested in connection with the death have been released from custody, but remain under investigation.” If you have any information relating to this case, please call Portsmouth police on 101 quoting reference Operation Lighter, or contact the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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