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The body of Paul Bennett was discovered in the early hours of Sunday morning behind a Chinese restaurant in Wigan, Greater Manchester.

Police say the 45-year-old's may be drug-related but not treating as suspicious.

Last month, a court heard how Bennett was spotted by a member of the public pulling his pants down and rubbing himself against a red mail box.

The female witness claimed when he was done, drunken Bennett then pulled his pants up and checked his reflection before leaving.

The bizarre incident in September last year came after Bennett had rowed with a woman in public.

Katie Beattie, prosecuting, said he then began performing a sex act and walked over to the postbox and 'started to make sexual advances towards it.'

She added: "The victim rang the police. She was disgusted by his behaviour."

Bennett, of Worsley, Greater Manchester, was found guilty of two changes of indecent exposure as well as using threatening and abusive words and behaviour at Wigan Magistrates Court.

He was given a 12-month community order with an alcohol treatment programme and was ordered to pay £260 to the victim.

He was also forced to sign the sex offenders' register indefinitely.

Following his death an acquaintance of Mr Bennett paid tribute, saying: "He had his troubles but he wasn’t a bad lad."