By Associated Press - Thursday, April 7, 2016

SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a man found in a trailer behind an abandoned business in Swedesboro was beaten to death.

Police discovered the body of 61-year-old Sylvester Combs Jr. on Wednesday. Combs, who had no permanent address, was known to frequent the trailer.

An autopsy revealed Combs had sustained blunt force head injuries and his death was ruled a homicide.

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