NCA CASE 06-026113 / SOUTH WALES POLICE
A man's body was found washed up on a beach in Neath Port Talbot on August 15th 1979. He was white, 5'8" (175cm) tall, and had mousey greying hair. He had no teeth and was estimated to be between 45 and 60 years old. His right hand was also missing.
Dr. David Richards performed the post-mortem, and told the inquest he believed the man was of heavy build, about 5'9" tall, and probably worked in industry.
The man was wearing black woollen socks, a white shirt with a small brown checked pattern, a black and blue diamond patterned kipper tie, a black leather belt, and size 10 shoes marked 'Consulate Quality Shoes For Men.'
I think this report from the Guardian (February 21st 1980) is referring to this case:
Riddle of washed-up body on beach
An afternoon walk along Morfa Beach had a gruesome ending for two Port Talbot men, when they stumbled across the badly decomposed body which had been washed up on the beach from the sea.Giving evidence at the inquest on the unidentified body, Mr. Frederick Westacott, of Olive Street, Aberavon, told how his weak stomach had forced him to back away from the grisly discovery, while his companion, Mr. Graham Mulholland of Aberavon went for help.
"We saw what we thought was a bunch of old clothes lying in the sand about 50 yards from the dunes, but when we walked towards it we found it was the decomposed body. I suffer from stomach trouble and walked away from the body while Mr. Mulholland went for help", said Mr. Westacott.
Mr. David Richards who performed the post-mortem on the body, told the inquest that the body was so badly decomposed that it would be impossible to establish the cause of death. "The body was of a male, aged possibly between 50 and 60 years. He was of heavy build and was about 5'9" tall. Further examination showed that he probably worked in industry", he said.
The only really distinguishing marks Dr. Richards found were that the corpse had no teeth and that its right hand was missing. West Glamorgan coroner, Mr. Ian Cameron decided to close the inquest after hearing that police were no longer receiving inquiries about the body and recorded an open verdict.
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