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Body discovered in Hotwells

By Bristol24/7  Friday Apr 8, 2016

The body of a man has been found at a property in Hotwells.

An investigation has been launched by Avon & Somerset Police who were called to an address in Hotwell Road at 9.30am on Friday.

The death is being treated as unexplained, pending a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.

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Police are yet to confirm whether any arrests have been made. However a man could be seen being escorted from the property by police. Officers were also pictured at the scene with battering rams.

Officers pictured a few doors down from the property on Hotwell Road where the body was found

Police were called to a house on Hotwell Road at about 9.30am on Friday morning

Read more: Man arrested for murder over Hotwells body

Picture by Doug Jewell

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