WORKMATES found the body of man apparently hanged at a factory unit in Clitheroe yesterday.

Charles Sandford, 45, of Castlegate, Clitheroe, was found dead at 8.05am at the unit in Eshton Terrace.

Shocked workmates alerted the emergency services and the police were called to the scene.

A police spokesman said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man's death.

East Lancashire Coroner Michael Singleton has been informed and a date for an inquest is to be decided.

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