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Man found with 'significant injuries' near cannabis grow

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Police were called to Abbotts Leigh at around 11:20BST on Monday

A man has been found with "significant injuries" close to a cannabis crop near Bristol.

The victim was found with serious injuries to his head and hand after police were called to Abbots Leigh at about 11.20 BST.

A search of a nearby building found a suspected cannabis grow, police said.

They were trying to trace a vehicle that was seen leaving the scene and were keeping an "open mind" as to whether the two were related.

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The man was discovered with "significant injuries" to his head and hand, police said

A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said the victim had been taken to hospital and that the "circumstances of how he came about those injuries is unclear".

They said that a "scene remains in place while inquiries continue" and asked anyone with information to contact the force.

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