AN inquest is to be opened later this week following the discovery of a partially decomposed body in a Radcliffe flat.
Mr Stephen Patton, who is believed to come from the North East, was discovered dead by a relative who visited the private flat in Stand Lane over the weekend.
The 22-year-old man had not been seen for more than a week before the gruesome discovery.
A post mortem will take place today to establish the cause of death although drugs are believed to have played a part in the tragedy. Police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
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