A COMMUNITY was in shock today over the mysterious death of a villager.
David Williamson, 57, who was described as being a very private, but kindly man, died in Leeds General Infirmary hours after he was found unconscious on a footpath near his home in Sutton-on-the-Forest, near Easingwold.
Police remain baffled about how he came to suffer a serious head injury.
He was discovered on the roadside path between Sutton-on-the-Forest and nearby Huby at about 5.30am yesterday. The coroner has been informed.
Alice Simmonite, 90, who lived opposite Mr Williamson, said: "People are very shocked. I just can't imagine what happened to him. He was a kind fellow in lots of ways and very helpful. But he was quite a loner. He rented a house in the village, but I don't think many people knew a lot about him."
Updated: 12:04 Tuesday, March 27, 2001
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