Police would like to speak to a taxi driver in connection with an unexplained death of a young man in Oxford on Boxing Day.

At about 9.30pm, a man was picked up by a taxi, just outside the grounds of the Jphn Radcliffe Hospital, near Headley Way. He was then dropped off at the junction of High Street and St Aldates in the city centre at about 9.40pm.

Det Con Lisa Heaton said: “Shortly after, at 9.58pm, the man was found dead at the bottom of Westgate Car Park.

“The man has been identified as Joshua Nunan, aged 22, of London Road.

"He was white, slim, with short brown hair, wearing light-coloured trousers and a three-quarter length, light brown coat.

“I am appealing for the taxi driver to come forward and speak to police as we believe he was the last person who saw Joshua alive and may be able to assist our enquiries.”

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Det Con Heaton at St Aldates police station via Thames Valley Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police and don’t want to leave your name contact the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.