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| Man's body found in chimney after office staff report smell | Man's body found in chimney after office staff report smell |
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| A man whose body was found in the chimney of a solicitor's office in Derby has been named by police, as a coroner investigates how he came to be there and for how long. | A man whose body was found in the chimney of a solicitor's office in Derby has been named by police, as a coroner investigates how he came to be there and for how long. |
| Kevin Gough, 42, was discovered after staff reported a smell at Moody and Woolley law firm. Reports suggest he may have been there for about a month after an attempted break-in. | Kevin Gough, 42, was discovered after staff reported a smell at Moody and Woolley law firm. Reports suggest he may have been there for about a month after an attempted break-in. |
| Police are treating the death as unexplained and not suspicious. An inquest was due to open at Derby coroner's court later on Friday. | Police are treating the death as unexplained and not suspicious. An inquest was due to open at Derby coroner's court later on Friday. |
| The body of Gough, of no fixed abode, was removed from the chimney on Wednesday. | The body of Gough, of no fixed abode, was removed from the chimney on Wednesday. |
| Julie Marson, a senior partner at the solicitors, told Sky News: "About a week ago there was a smell, but on Monday flies started to appear and we had the chimney investigated. | Julie Marson, a senior partner at the solicitors, told Sky News: "About a week ago there was a smell, but on Monday flies started to appear and we had the chimney investigated. |
| "We know that someone had made a concerted effort to get into the building, partially dismantling the chimney to use the brickwork to try to force through the roof." | "We know that someone had made a concerted effort to get into the building, partially dismantling the chimney to use the brickwork to try to force through the roof." |
| She added that a builder was called in. "He tried to make an entry into the loft and the smell hit him. | She added that a builder was called in. "He tried to make an entry into the loft and the smell hit him. |
| "We all thought there was probably a dead cat or a pigeon or something in there, but unfortunately it wasn't. | "We all thought there was probably a dead cat or a pigeon or something in there, but unfortunately it wasn't. |
| "Most of us are mothers here, we understand somebody is going to have some dreadful news and we all feel it is just such a tragedy because there is nothing in the building worth stealing." | "Most of us are mothers here, we understand somebody is going to have some dreadful news and we all feel it is just such a tragedy because there is nothing in the building worth stealing." |
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