News / Avon and Somerset
Emersons Green remains identified
Police have confirmed that remains discovered in Emersons Green belonged to David Wilson.
The 63-year-old from Downend had not been seen since mid-May and the police had made multiple attempts to appeal for his search.
Sadly, despite these attempts no one came forward with any information about Wilson’s whereabouts.
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Wilson’s next of kin have been informed and Avon and Somerset Police say they are “thinking of them”.
A police cordon was in place at the site of discovery in Emersons Green
Since the police have not found any evidence of suspicious circumstances and the forensic post-mortem of the remains proved inconclusive, the death is being treated as unexplained at the moment.
On November 5, suspected human remains that are now confirmed to be Wilson’s were found in a green space near a cul-de-sac at Apple Grove.
All photos: George Dean
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