POLICE are investigating the discovery of a man's body at the rear of a house in Worsthorne.

The man, thought to have been in his sixties, was found at the rear of a house in Hall Park Avenue. He had suffered injuries which may have been as the result of a fall.

Insp John Grice said: "We are making inquiries to prepare a report for the coroner. ''

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