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Inquiry into WWII veteran's death continues in Dorset

Police are continuing to investigate the death of an 85-year-old World War II veteran whose body was found in his home in west Dorset.

The pensioner was discovered in his home in Anning Road in Lyme Regis on Monday by a local man who phoned 999.

Police said there was no sign of forced entry and nothing had been stolen.
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