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BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER MAN FOUND WITH SERIOUS INJURIES ^ SWANSEA

British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for information about the movements of a man who was discovered lying by the side of the railway line with head and chest injuries in the Cwmrhydyceirw area of Swansea on Tuesday, 27 December 2011.

Simon Menelaus, 38, of Morriston, Swansea, was found close to the Chemical Road railway bridge by Network Rail engineers who were working in the area shortly before 1.30pm on Tuesday.

Detective Chief Inspector John Pyke said: ^At this stage, we do not believe Simon was struck by a train and there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident.

^However, Simon^s family last saw him on the evening of 25 December and I am therefore keen to establish his whereabouts and movements between 8pm on Christmas Day and 1.30pm on Tuesday 27 December when he was found by the railway line.

^Simon was initially taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea but was transferred later on Tuesday to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff where he remains in a poorly but stable condition with serious head injuries, as well as chest injuries.

^Due to his injuries, officers have not yet been able to speak to Simon to establish how he came to be injured and the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

^Therefore, it^s vital that we find out where he had been and who he had been with between the times mentioned above so that we can build a full picture of what has happened. I would urge anyone who saw Simon, or spent time with him, to contact British Transport Police straight away."

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact British Transport Police on Freefone 0800 40 50 40, quoting incident reference 139 of 27/12/2011.