POLICE have identified a man whose body was found on a County Durham industrial estate on Christmas Day.
The body of Kevin Oswald Smith was found on Salter's Lane Industrial Estate, Sedgefield, on Tuesday afternoon by a dog walker.
The 54-year-old lived alone in Cunningham Court, Sedgefield, which is just a few minutes walk away from the industrial estate.
When he was found he was wearing a T-shirt, jeans and a pair of slippers.
An inquest into Mr Smith's death will be opened this afternoon.
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