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# Police confirm discovery of body in Burntwood
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/police-confirm-discovery-of-body-in-burntwood/
- Published: 2010-11-15T16:16:01.000Z
- Updated: 2010-11-16T08:56:47.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:32, News

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Police have confirmed that the discovery of the body of a man in Burntwood is not being treated as suspicious.

Emergency services were called to an area of open land off Wilkinson Close after a member of the public came across the body shortly before 7am today (November 15).

A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said:

> “Although formal identification has yet to take place, the man is believed to be aged 25 and from Burntwood.  
>  
> “Officers are not treating the death as suspicious, but are preparing a report for Her Majesty’s Coroner.”