A MAN found dead by police in Little Budworth last Friday, April 3, has been identified as a 60-year-old from Winsford.

Officers had been searching the area around Park Road, near Oulton Park, after being called to concerns for the welfare of a man at 8.30am.

A Cheshire Police spokesman added: "The death is not believed to be suspicious and a case file will be prepared for the coroner."

Three police vehicles, an ambulance and a first responder paramedic team were reported at the scene by eyewitnesses, close to the junction with Rushton Lane.

The man’s next of kin were informed of his death last Friday.

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