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| Kesgrave Hall and Wales care system abuse suspect found dead | Kesgrave Hall and Wales care system abuse suspect found dead |
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| A 62-year-old man suspected of abuse at a Suffolk boarding school and in the Wales care system has been found dead. | |
| Suffolk Police arrested Kenneth Wheatley, of Cliffe Crescent, Dodworth, Barnsley, last month on suspicion of indecent assault against a boy at Kesgrave Hall, near Ipswich, in 1976. | |
| He was also being questioned by the National Crime Agency over claims of historical abuse in north Wales. | |
| He was found dead on a railway line in Barnsley on 12 April, police said. | He was found dead on a railway line in Barnsley on 12 April, police said. |
| His death, which has just been made public, came three days after he was arrested and bailed by Suffolk Police. | His death, which has just been made public, came three days after he was arrested and bailed by Suffolk Police. |
| Third arrest | Third arrest |
| The force said the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) had been made aware and the matter was being dealt with by the coroner. | The force said the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) had been made aware and the matter was being dealt with by the coroner. |
| British Transport Police said Mr Wheatley, also known as Kenneth Scott, was struck by a train between Dodworth and Silkstone Common at just before 08:00 BST on 12 April. His death is being treated as non-suspicious. | |
| Mr Wheatley was a member of staff at the school, Suffolk Police said. | |
| In a separate development, a third man was arrested as part of the Kesgrave Hall abuse probe on Wednesday. | In a separate development, a third man was arrested as part of the Kesgrave Hall abuse probe on Wednesday. |
| The 68-year-old man, from north Norfolk, who was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault, has been bailed until 1 September. | The 68-year-old man, from north Norfolk, who was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault, has been bailed until 1 September. |
| A 65-year-old man from the Pontefract area also remains on police bail in relation to the Kesgrave Hall investigation and is due to return to police on 22 August. | A 65-year-old man from the Pontefract area also remains on police bail in relation to the Kesgrave Hall investigation and is due to return to police on 22 August. |
| Kesgrave Hall is now a hotel and restaurant. | Kesgrave Hall is now a hotel and restaurant. |