Gloucestershire Police refers itself to watchdog after death

Police had been looking for Ricky Andrews

A police force has referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct after the death of a man officers were searching for.

Gloucestershire Constabulary were looking for 34-year-old Ricky Andrews from Gloucester in connection with alleged strangulation offences.

He was found dead on the railway track in Gloucestershire at around 21:30 GMT on Wednesday.

British Transport Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious.

A police appeal to locate Mr Andrews had been issued earlier on Wednesday.

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