A 48-year-plumber was found dead inside his cottage following concerns for his safety, a court has been told. 

Antony Jones from Station Road in Yaxham, near Dereham, was found by an officer from Norfolk Police after his loved ones became worried about him. 

Speaking at Norfolk Coroner’s Court, area coroner Samantha Goward said: "A welfare check sadly found Antony passed away at home.”    

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Although the circumstances surrounding his death are currently unknown, the medical cause has been given as hanging. 

In a statement read out to the court – which is based at County Hall in Norwich - his sister confirmed that Mr Jones had been born on January 17, 1976 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. 

The court is now awaiting reports from Norfolk Police, Mr Jones’s GP and next-of-kin. A full inquest to determine the official cause of death will take place next year. 

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