Man who was found dead in Halifax hotel is named

A man whose body was found in a hotel room in Halifax has been named as Jason Lee Ellam.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jul 2014, 14:00 BST
The body of a 34-year-old man was found at the Premier Inn at Broad Street PlazaThe body of a 34-year-old man was found at the Premier Inn at Broad Street Plaza
The body of a 34-year-old man was found at the Premier Inn at Broad Street Plaza

The body of the Halifax resident was discovered in the Premier Inn at Broad Street Plaza on Friday July 4 at 12.46pm. Mr Ellam had been reported missing from his home earlier that day.

At the time police said they were not treating the death as suspicious and no-one else was being sought.

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However, Mr Ellam’s death sparked an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) as the 34-year-old had been arrested two days earlier in connection with an investigation in to the production of indecent images.

The IPCC passed the file back to West Yorkshire Police for a local investigation.

An inquest into Mr Ellam’s death was opened and adjourned by the Calderdale Coroner yesterday.