POLICE have confirmed the body of a man in his early 40s was found at a home in Darlington this morning.

Emergency services were called to at address in the Hollyhurst Road area at 6.45am on Friday. The area was cordoned off and an ambulance and three police vehicles were in attendance.

A spokesman for Durham Constabulary said: “Sadly, at around 6.45am today, the body of a man in his early 40s was discovered in the Hollyhurst Road area of Darlington.

“There are no suspicious circumstances and his next of kin have been informed.”