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Police have still not identified the “murder” victim whose remains were found in a ditch in Warfield near Bracknell in July.

Coroner Peter Bedford opened an inquest into the death of the unknown male today, Tuesday, September 4 at Reading Town Hall.

Mr Bedford said the human skeletal remains were found in a ditch off Hawthorn Lane and police were treating it as a murder investigation.

He said the body was wrapped in green bin liners, a tartan rug and a tarpaulin and added there were two holes in the skull which had prompted the murder investigation. Police at the time said they were caused buy a “blunt instrument”.

The dead man was white, in his 30s, between 5ft 7ins and 5ft 8ins and of stocky build.

Unidentified

Mr Bedford said the man remained unidentified.

He said he had opened the inquest but adjourned it generally pending the findings of the police investigation.

When police announced finding of the body they pointed out that the dead man had distinctive dental work - seven veneers.

They said they were interested in hearing from anyone who knew of a man of this description who had gone missing in the last 15 years.

The remains had been in the ditch anywhere between two and 15 years.

The police at the time asked people to call 101 quoting the URN 911 3/8.