Body found of man in his 30s in historic town
Thames Valley Police attended a property in John Morris Road in Abingdon yesterday (Monday, August 11) at 6am.
An eyewitness reported that officers were there for most of the morning and into the afternoon.
At the address, the body of a man in his 30s was found.
Police are not treating the death as suspicious but do not yet have an explanation for it.
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His family have been told and are being supported by specially trained officers.
A spokesperson for the police said: 'At around 6am yesterday (August 11), we were called to a sudden death at a property in John Morris Road, Abingdon.
The body was found on John Morris Road in Abingdon (Image: Google Maps) 'Sadly, the body of a man in his 30s was found.
'His family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.
'Our thoughts are with the family at this extremely difficult time.
'The death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.'
John Morris Road is in the south of the town close to Caldecott Recreation Ground and near to the River Thames.
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