The body of a 69-year-old sales representative was discovered near a bridge in the countryside, a court has heard.    

David Seaman, of Parklands Avenue in Shipdham, near Dereham, was found deceased on land off Dunnett’s Close in Ashill, near Watton. 

He had been discovered there on the morning of May 20.  

An inquest into his death was opened at Norfolk Coroner’s Court, based at County Hall in Norwich, on May 30.  

The brief hearing confirmed he was born on June 23, 1954, in Norwich, and worked as an agricultural sales representative. 

The medical cause of death was given as “hanging”.  

A full inquest to determine the official cause of death will take place later in the year on August 15. 

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