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Police are investigating after a man's body was found in the back of a car outside a city centre pub - with a dog sat alive in the front seat.

The body was discovered inside the red Nissan Juke outside the Swallow pub near the quayside area of Plymouth, Devon, this afternoon.

Bizarrely, a large brown mastiff-type dog was also found sitting in the front of the car, alive.

It is thought that the vehicle was parked overnight outside the gay venue, which is renowned for its cross dressing events.

Police spent an hour examining the Juke before a coroner arrived and a forensic officer took photos of the car's open boot.

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At one stage, there were five police cars and an ambulance at the scene. Meanwhile, the street where the body was found was cordoned off at both ends.

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Police said the man's next of kin have yet to be informed of his death, and they were currently unable to say whether or not his death is suspicious.

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Devon & Cornwall Police said in a statement: "We were informed at around 2.10pm on Tuesday 10 May that the body of a man, believed to be in his 40s, had been discovered in the back seat of a stationary car near The Swallow pub, Bretonside, Plymouth.

"Police investigators are currently at the scene and are investigating the circumstances surrounding this. A cordon has been set up at the scene."

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The Swallow pub could not be contacted for comment.