Man killed in machinery at Chichester Food Park is named

The man who died after becoming trapped in machinery at a composting site in Chichester has been named by police.
The man died after becoming trapped in machinery at a composting site in Chichester Food ParkThe man died after becoming trapped in machinery at a composting site in Chichester Food Park
The man died after becoming trapped in machinery at a composting site in Chichester Food Park

Toby Johns, 26, of Elmeswelle Road, Horndean, died just six days before Christmas when he became trapped in a soil grading machine at a site managed by The Woodhorn Group at Chichester Food Park in Bognor Road.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “The man who tragically died after becoming trapped in machinery at a composting site in Chichester on December 19 was Toby Johns, 26, of Elmeswelle Road, Waterlooville, Hants.

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“A postmortem established that his death resulted from asphyxiation.”

The police spokesman added that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man’s death.

Police are preparing a report for the coroner while the Health and Safety Executive investigate the incident.

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