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| Man, 93, 'fatally knifed himself' | Man, 93, 'fatally knifed himself' |
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| A 93-year-old man who was found dead near his home is believed to have stabbed himself, police said. | A 93-year-old man who was found dead near his home is believed to have stabbed himself, police said. |
| Albert Taylor was found dead on Saturday by an old friend, outside his house in Knutsford, Cheshire. | Albert Taylor was found dead on Saturday by an old friend, outside his house in Knutsford, Cheshire. |
| Mr Taylor had suffered a single stab wound and a blood-stained knife was found close to his body, on a communal grassy area in Longridge, Shaw Heath. | |
| Cheshire Police said a Home Office pathologist was satisfied no-one else had been involved in the attack | Cheshire Police said a Home Office pathologist was satisfied no-one else had been involved in the attack |
| A police spokeswoman said: "The cause of death can now be confirmed as a fatal incision. | A police spokeswoman said: "The cause of death can now be confirmed as a fatal incision. |
| "From the findings of the Home Office pathologist, police are satisfied there is no evidence of an attack by a third party and the matter has now been placed in the hands of the coroner." | "From the findings of the Home Office pathologist, police are satisfied there is no evidence of an attack by a third party and the matter has now been placed in the hands of the coroner." |
| 'Friendly man' | 'Friendly man' |
| Mr Taylor was found dead at about 0830 BST on Saturday by Jim Comley, who he had known for nearly 40 years. | Mr Taylor was found dead at about 0830 BST on Saturday by Jim Comley, who he had known for nearly 40 years. |
| Mr Comley, 76, said: "I looked through the window and thought I could see an old coat on the grass but then I went out and found him and called the police. | Mr Comley, 76, said: "I looked through the window and thought I could see an old coat on the grass but then I went out and found him and called the police. |
| "There was a knife just a yard from him. It was like a carving knife or kitchen knife, about six or seven inches long and one side covered in blood." | "There was a knife just a yard from him. It was like a carving knife or kitchen knife, about six or seven inches long and one side covered in blood." |
| Mr Taylor was described by locals as "a friendly, loveable and kind man who never had a bad word to say about anyone". | Mr Taylor was described by locals as "a friendly, loveable and kind man who never had a bad word to say about anyone". |