Plea for details of Dorset man's next of kin – who could be in Thurso

• UPDATE – The coroner for Dorset has confirmed that the man's family have now been traced, and thanked John O'Groat Journal readers for their assistance.

The coroner in Dorset is appealing for information about the next of kin of a man from Hampshire who may have sisters in the Thurso area.

Keith Norman Pentland was 44 years old, and died at his home in Oaktree Park, St Leonards, Ringwood, on Saturday.

Coroner's officer Ken McEwan said: "We are not treating the death as suspicious. However, we have not been able to locate his next of kin."

Anybody with information about the man's family members is asked to contact the coroner's office in Dorset on 01202 123900.

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