Married carer, 62, found dead near Oswestry country house after going missing for nearly three months
An inquest has been opened into the death of a man who was found dead near a country house after being missing for nearly three months.
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Anthony Roberts, aged 62, was last seen in Chirk on July 5 this year. His body was found near Halston Hall in Whittington, Oswestry on September 25 this year.
Mr Roberts, a married man who was a carer, was subject of a number of public police appeals after he went missing.
An inquest into his death at Shropshire Coroner’s Court in Shrewsbury on Wednesday was told that Mr Roberts, who lived in Princess Avenue, Chirk, was pronounced dead at the scene after his body was found. Police were satisfied of his identity after finding his driving licence and other documentation on his person.
John Ellery, senior coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, adjourned the inquest to February 6 next year.
