Police officers remain at a house in Birmingham where a man was found murdered.
The white semi-detached property in Handsworth was still cordoned off on Thursday evening.
Teams of officers and forensics examiners in white boiler suits were seen going in and out of the home.
It follows the discovery of a man's body inside the property in Oxhill Road at 12.30pm on Thursday.
A nearby recycling/bottle bank with a pink hat perched on top of it was also within the cordon, secured with police tape.
Officers were called to the address and found the body of a man believed to be in his 50s with fatal injuries to his neck.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody on Thursday night.
West Midlands Police said enquiries were ongoing to establish the exact circumstances around the man’s death.
Inspector Nick Barnes, from force CID, said: "We are in the very early stages of this investigation and I am urging anyone who has information about what happened to get in touch with us.
"I am particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has seen or heard anything suspicious in the area over the past few days."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight or call 101 anytime, quoting log number 1008 of 13 June.
Crimestoppers can be called anonymously 0800 555 111.
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