Crime & Safety
Body Found In Bristol Township ID'd As Philadelphia Man: Coroner
Abdool Nazim was reported missing from Philadelphia on July 31, Bucks Coroner Meredith Buck said. The cause of death is being investigated.
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA —A body found last month in the township has been identified as a missing Philadelphia man, according to published reports.
A body found on Aug. 21 in the vicinity of Route 413 and Maple Avenue has been positively identified as Abdool Nazim, Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck has announced.
Buck said Nazim, 46, was identified Friday with the assistance of the FBI.
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Nazim had been reported missing from Philadelphia on July 31. His next of kin have been notified and the Bucks County Coroner’s Office offers his family and friends sincerest condolences, Buck said.
The cause and manner of death continue to be under investigation, the coroner stated.
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Bristol Township Lt. Ralph Johnson said previously the body was found near an old skating park just off the south driveway leading under the Burlington-Bristol Bridge at the Delaware River. Investigators did not find any sign of foul play related to his death, the Bucks County Courier News reported.
Anyone with information should contact Detective Kitchenman of the Bristol Township Police Department at 267-812- 3056 or the Bucks County Coroner’s Office at 267-880-5656.
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