A man’s body was found this morning near Tenterden railway station.

The discovery was made on a footpath by a dog walker at around 7am.

A number of police cars were called to the scene behind Kent & East Sussex Railway.

Police spokesman Jon Green said: “We are treating it as a non-suspicious death.

“We were called just after 7am to reports that a dog walker had found a man’s body on a footpath.

“The man has not been identified yet and inquiries are continuing.”

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