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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Simon Coyle

Human remains found in farmer's field belong to dad-of-six who went missing 56 years ago

The remains of a dad-of-six who was reported missing 56 years ago have been found in a field, police have confirmed.

Alfred Swinscoe was 54 when he went missing in January 1967 after last being seen outside a pub in his hometown of Pinxton, Derbyshire.

His body was found in a field in nearby Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, on April 26 this year. Mr Swinscoe's bones were discovered by a member of the public during construction work in a farmer’s field.

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