Three arrested after body of man found in house

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Staffordshire Police said it was keeping an open mind regarding the circumstances leading up to the man's death

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Three people have been arrested after the body of a man was found at a house in Staffordshire.

Officers were called to Berwick Drive in Cannock at about 18:30 BST on Saturday following a report of a body of a man in his 40s.

Staffordshire Police said it was "keeping an open mind about the circumstances" and treating the death as unexplained.

A 47-year-old woman from Essington, a 50-year-old woman from Wolverhampton and a 30-year-old man from Cannock have all been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police said the three were helping with inquiries and the force was working on identifying the next of kin.

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