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Police are trying to trace the family of an elderly man who lay dead for two months in his home in Cardiff. | Police are trying to trace the family of an elderly man who lay dead for two months in his home in Cardiff. |
The body of 79-year-old John Thomas has to be identified using dental records. | The body of 79-year-old John Thomas has to be identified using dental records. |
His death was only discovered when a neighbour on Tewkesbury Street in the Cathays area of the capital said he had not seen Mr Thomas for some time. | His death was only discovered when a neighbour on Tewkesbury Street in the Cathays area of the capital said he had not seen Mr Thomas for some time. |
No members of his family have come forward and police are appealing for anyone with any information to call them on 029 2022 2111. | No members of his family have come forward and police are appealing for anyone with any information to call them on 029 2022 2111. |
Mr Thomas' body was found on 11 June but police have not been able to trace a next of kin. | |
The death is not being treated as suspicious. |