This man died sleeping on Birmingham streets. What happened to his life?
NOVANEWS
Father of Paul Williams, who died in sub-zero temperatures outside a restaurant in the Bullring centre, searches for answers.
An initial post-mortem into the death of Paul Williams (pictured) has proved inconclusive. Photograph: Andrew Fox for the Guardian
Caroline Davies
Two days after his son’s death, Bob Williams made his way to a semi-industrialised street in central Birmingham to start an emotional journey to discover his missing years.
“This is as close as I can get to where he was,” said the 65-year-old retired telecoms engineer, surveying piles of donated food, clothing and bedding at the Birmingham Homeless Outreach (BHO) drop-in centre.
“We did fear this could happen,” he added, quietly. “But we thought he may end up in a hospital somewher...