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An inquest will be held into the death of a man whose body was found in Preston last month.
Emergency services were called to Watling Street Road, near Cromwell Road in Ribbleton, on the evening of July 2 when a man’s body was found in an outhouse at the property. The man has now been named as 58-year-old Paul Cottam.
At the time, a joint investigation was launched by Lancashire’s police and fire services, with the latter having attended the scene but not deployed any equipment.
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Lancashire Police has now told Blog Preston that it has concluded its investigation and passed a file to the coroner. His inquest will take place at Preston Coroner’s Court on October 14.
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