A 33-YEAR-OLD man found at his home in Blackburn Road, Darwen, yesterday is believed to have been dead for up to a week.

Mark McLennan was discovered by police and paramedics who forced entry to the flat after a friend saw him through a window.

Inspector Stuart Coates said there were no obvious suspicious circumstances and that the death had been reported to the coroner. A post mortem examination was due to be carried out today.

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