Tilbury port body is identified

By Neil Speight 5th Mar 2020

THE body of a man found in the Port of Tilbury has been identified.

An inquest was opened and adjourned at Essex Coroner's Court in Chelmsford after the discovery of the body, which has severe and multiple injuries, on Friday, 21 February.

The inquest heard the body was that of Stephen Coatsworth, 63, from Harlow.

Police are treating it as non-suspicious.

A spokesman for Port of Tilbury said: "On 21 February, the Port of Tilbury police were alerted to a body that was found on the foreshore near the port.

"The police assisted in the recovery of the body. This is a sad situation and we will continue to support in anyway."

     

New thurrock Jobs Section Launched!!
Vacancies updated hourly!!
Click here: thurrock jobs

Share:


Sign-Up for our FREE Newsletter

We want to provide thurrock with more and more clickbait-free local news.
To do that, we need a loyal newsletter following.
Help us survive and sign up to our FREE weekly newsletter.

Already subscribed? Thank you. Just press X or click here.
We won't pass your details on to anyone else.
By clicking the Subscribe button you agree to our Privacy Policy.