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Bristol Post
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Tomas Malloy

Body found in Eastville property as police investigate 'unexplained death'

Police are investigating an "unexplained death" after a body was found inside a property in Bristol. Officers were called to a property near Eastville Park on Saturday (August 6).

A body had been found inside a building on Averay Road by the ambulance service. The police are not currently treating the death as suspicious.

A large number of police vehicles and fire service vehicles were pictured responding to the incident. The emergency services vehicles were photographed at the junction between the B4058 Bell Hill and Averay Road.

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A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Constabulary said: "We were called by the ambulance service to attend a property in Averary Road at just after 10.30am yesterday. The body of a man was inside the property.

"His death is being treated as unexplained. At this stage it’s not believed to be suspicious.

"We’re making enquiries to formally identify him and to locate his next of kin. Officers will now carry out further enquiries on behalf of the coroner’s office."

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