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Key to solving mystery of remains found in Hampshire barn ‘lies in France’ after bones analysed | UK News<\/p>\n
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The key to solving the mystery of a man whose remains were found in a disused barn in the English countryside likely lies in France, according to detectives, who have launched a new appeal after his bones were analysed by experts.<\/p>\n
The man’s body and belongings were found in a disused outbuilding in Micheldever, Hampshire<\/strong>, on 1 December 2017.<\/p>\n It’s believed he died from natural causes but, so far, Hampshire Constabulary have been unable to identify the individual.<\/p>\n Officers have now launched a joint effort with Locate International, a charity which looks into cold cases of missing people and unidentified remains, to investigate the man’s possible connections to France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Recent analysis of the man’s teeth and bone samples – conducted at the University of Reading – suggests the man likely grew up in either the south of France, western Switzerland or Corsica.<\/p>\n The analysis also revealed pollutants indicating that the man spent his early life in a sizeable town or city and had a fish-rich diet.<\/p>\n A reconstructed image of what the man may have looked like has also been released.<\/p>\n What police learned from witnesses<\/strong><\/p>\n After a public appeal in 2019, witnesses shared with officers that they met a man in the summer of 2012, who asked to camp overnight in their garden in Itchen Stoke, seven miles from where his body was found.<\/p>\n The witnesses described the man as having a French accent and said he was white with brown hair, aged between 35 to 50, and five foot eight inches tall.<\/p>\n He told them he was travelling through England to go to Ireland or Canada and said he previously served in the French military, according to the witness account given to officers.<\/p>\n It is also possible that he was deaf or hard of hearing in one ear, police say.<\/p>\n Read more from Sky News: ‘Likely’ remains ‘lay undiscovered for five years’<\/strong><\/p>\n Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Doug Utting, from the serious case review team, said in a statement: “It seems very likely that this man died very shortly after interacting with the witnesses we have now identified and lay undiscovered for five years.<\/p>\n “Our enquiries have led us to believe that he grew up in southern or southeastern France, Corsica or western Switzerland.<\/p>\n “Through this new appeal, I hope we can hear from people in those areas that recognise the man described as someone they may know and who they have not seen or heard from since 2012.”<\/p>\n Dave Grimstead, Locate International’s chief executive, also said: “The key to us solving this mystery seems to lie in France.<\/p>\n “He died alone, but we want to make sure he is not forgotten after his death.<\/p>\n “Even just one small piece of information you have can help us identify him.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a>
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