Murder 24\/7 has returned with a brand new season(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n
Police officers were stunned by what they discovered after being called to a "horrific" scene as a chilling documentary returned.<\/p>\n
Hit BBC true crime show Murder 24\/7 has returned to screens for a brand new series, plunging viewers right into the heart of a murder investigation.<\/p>\n
Following West Mercia Police, viewers witness detectives uncovering horrific truths on their search for justice as they see how a case is investigated from the moment a chilling 999 call is made.<\/p>\n
An official synopsis teases: "In the pursuit of justice, every second counts. From the 999 call to conviction, via critical forensics and identifying suspects, follow the cases as they unfold – in real time."<\/p>\n
Murder 24\/7 plunges viewers into real life murder investigations(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n
Tonight (August 4), a harrowing episode aired exploring the death of 54-year-old Jamie Gawler who was found dead in an armchair in a flat, with a towel draped over his face.<\/p>\n
The episode sees police officers stunned by what they saw when they eventually located Jamie, as one could be heard saying: "That's very strange if that's how he was found."<\/p>\n
Viewers are then plunged into the chilling investigation that follows as forensics later examine blood splatters and evidence at the crime scene before detectives soon hear back initial post-mortem results.<\/p>\n
Hearing the extent of Jamie's injuries, which included lacerations to his chest as well as almost every rib being broken, a horrified DCI Gareth Lougher said: "That is just horrific." Deputy senior investigating officer DS Emma Atherton added: "I wasn't expecting that really."<\/p>\n
Murder 24\/7 can be streamed on BBC iPlayer(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n
Saying the suspect was "really dangerous" DCI Gareth went on to say: "I was expecting it to be brutal but I don't think I was expecting it to be quite as violent as you described."<\/p>\n
Delivering the results on the phone, DS Mat Crisp admitted: "I haven't done one like that for a while."<\/p>\n
Later in the episode, the suspect of such violence was again dubbed "sadistic and dangerous" when detectives reviewed the brutal evidence in the case.<\/p>\n
Viewers were also stunned by what they saw in tonight's harrowing episode as one person wrote on X: "'Evidence of torture' J***s, poor bloke."<\/p>\n