Eston Cemetery where the body of a man was found
POLICE are treating the discovery of a man's body in a graveyard as "unexplained".
Officers from Cleveland Police were called to Eston Cemetery, on Normanby Road in Middlesbrough, at around 2.50pm on Wednesday, the force said.
A spokeswoman added: "Sadly on arrival, the body of a man was found at the scene.
"The death is currently being treated as unexplained whilst enquires continue."
The man has not yet been formally identified, the force said.
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