A TEENAGE boy has been found dead near a public green.
Police received a call shortly before 6.30am this morning reporting concerns for an individual near Baliol Green, in Newton Aycliffe.
Officers, paramedics and the fire service attended and found a 16-year-old boy who was unresponsive.
The boy was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
His death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file is being prepared for the coroner.
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