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Senior Tory’s Glastonbury death remains a mystery

A PATHOLOGIST has been unable to determine how a senior Tory whose body was found in a Glastonbury Festival VIP toilet died, an inquest heard yesterday.

Senior Tory’s Glastonbury death remains a mystery

Tue, 28 Jun, 2011 - 01:00

Rod Minchin and Tom Morgan

Christopher Shale, 56, a close friend of British Prime Minister David Cameron, was discovered slumped in a cubicle in the backstage area on Sunday morning.

The prime minister’s constituency chairman had been reported as missing by family members at 900-acre Worthy Farm on Saturday.

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