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Body found after bonfire party
An investigation is underway after a man's body was found near a bonfire.
The man, who has not been identified, was discovered on an area of grassland at the junction with Borough Road and Whetstone Lane in Birkenhead, Wirral.
Emergency services were called at about 0100 GMT and police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.
An informal fireworks and bonfire party had been held in the area close to where the body was found. The death is being treated as unexplained.
A post-mortem examination to establish the man's cause of death will be carried out later.
The body of a man was found in the dying embers of a bonfire, police said today. The victim, who has not been identified, had suffered head injuries and severe burns.
The discovery was made by a member of the public in Wirral, Merseyside, in the early hours of this morning. A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said the body was found in the embers of a bonfire on grassland at the junction of Borough Road and Whetstone Lane in Birkenhead.
She said officers want to speak to people who were in the area between midnight and 1am, when the body was found. "Emergency services were called to the scene at around 1am when a man's body was found with head injuries and having suffered burns," she said.
"He was found in the embers of bonfire which had been built earlier in the evening. We have not yet established the chain of events leading to this man's death and to do so would be speculation.
"A post-mortem will be carried out to establish a cause of death and inquires are under way to identify the man. We are appealing for witnesses." Anyone with information should call Birkenhead CID on 0151 709 6010 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The body of a man was found in the dying embers of a bonfire, police said today. The victim, who has not been identified, had suffered head injuries and severe burns
Body found after bonfire 
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