Investigation still ongoing to identify man found dead at Wiltshire farm

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Wiltshire Police are still trying to identify the body of a man who was found dead at a farm in Ashton Common
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Wiltshire Police are still trying to identify the body of a man who was found dead at a farm in Ashton Common

An investigation into the death of a man at a farm near Trowbridge is still being carried out to determine the cause of his death. Wiltshire Police said the man, thought to be aged between 30 and 40,...

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