POLICE are investigating the death of a 56-year-old man whose body was discovered in his flat in Seaview Avenue, Little Oakley.

Officers were called to the address at about 10.30pm on Christmas Day.

An Essex Police spokesman said the death was being treated as suspicious. A post mortem examination was due to be carried out later today to determine the cause of death.

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