Homeless man lay dead in tent outside Weston-super-Mare for nearly a year
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A homeless man lay dead in a tent for up to a year before being found, police have revealed. PC Andy Henderson, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: “This is a really sad case of a man who appears to have been sleeping rough and whose death seems to have gone unreported. “It would appear he had been dead for up to a year before he was found and due to the condition of the remains it has been extremely difficult to establish who he is.” He added that documentation including a driving licence and birth certificate were found when the corpse was first discovered on 15 August last year. “If you are the man’s next-of-kin, or have any information which could help us identify them, please contact our investigations unit.” Anyone with information should called police on 101 and provide the reference number 5217187006.
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