Man found dead in Rivington identified after year-long investigation
He was found on the 7th of December 2023
A man found dead in Rivington has been identified after a year-long investigation.
On 7th December 2023, the body of a man was found in a field in Dean Brook, near to Horrobin Lane in Rivington.
His family have been informed and have asked that he is not publicly identified. Our thoughts are with them at this time.
After a year-long investigation, including liaising with other forces, the NCA and Interpol, utilising appeals, local enquiries, facial recognition, fingerprints and DNA, the man was identified using familial DNA after they were located in another country.
His death is not being treated as suspicious, and further work is being conducted to establish the cause of death.
DI Paul Price, of South CID said: “We know that you will have seen a number of appeals over the last year, including on ‘Cause of Death’, and I wanted to be able to provide you with an update.
“I also wanted to thank you, the public, for all the assistance you have provided following our appeals in sharing information with us. Your assistance is invaluable in helping us with our enquiries, and I am so relieved that the man has now been identified and can be reunited with his loved ones.”