British police appeal for next of kin after elderly Irishman dies alone

British Police issued the appeal after struggling to find next of kin belonging to the man. File photo.

Police in the UK have issued a social media appeal to find the next of kin of an elderly Irish man who died alone in Scarborough, Yorkshire in England. 

Attempts to find relatives of the man who died aged 70 have so far been unsuccessful and the North Yorkshire Police asked people in Ireland to help.