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February 15th, 2012 
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Luke Salkeld and Nichola Jones
Last updated at 1:20 AM on 15th February 2012
‘Wonderful’: John Suddards, who was found dead in his home
A vicar has been found dead at his home amid fears that a murderer is on the loose in a quiet market town.
The body of Reverend John Suddards, 59, was discovered by builders who were carrying out work at his vicarage.
There was speculation yesterday that he had suffered multiple stab wounds, but police could not confirm a cause of death last night pending the results of a post-mortem examination.
Mr Suddards’s body was found the day after he had held his regular Sunday service in Thornbury, Gloucestershire.
The Cambridge-educated vicar, who lived alone, was a former lawyer who had taken on his parish less than a year ago. Friends said he had settled well into the community.
Police and paramedics were called to the old stone vicarage at 10.20am on Monday and Mr Suddards was declared dead at the scene.
Avon and Somerset Police have launched an investigation into the death – which they described as ‘suspicious’ – and a cordon was set up as officers searched for clues.
Officers confirmed that the builders, on a planned job, had obtained a key from a caretaker before they walked into the vicarage and made the grim discovery.
Mr Suddards, a clergyman for 22 years, is understood to have never married, and had only started working in the town in July last year after transferring from a parish in Witham, Essex.
He took over the running of St Mary’s Church in Thornbury, as well as St Arilda in Oldbury and Shepperdine Chapel, also in south Gloucestershire.
Shirley Holloway, 69, of South Gloucestershire Council, said Mr Suddards was a ‘wonderful’ vicar.
‘It just doesn’t seem possible. He led our service on Sunday, I shook hands with him in the church,’ she said. ‘He was a very personable man. You would absolutely not expect this sort of thing to happen here.
Suspicious: Police say a post-mortem examination is due to be held
Investigation: Police at the scene in Thornbury
‘He is such a well-known figure and to hear that it might be a suspicious death is just so hard to comprehend. He has made the most tremendous impression on the town.
‘He has fitted in exceptionally well in the parish and taken part in so much during his short time here. People here are so horrified.’
At the time of his appointment last year, Mr Suddards revealed that a serious car crash led to his dramatic career change.
Tragedy: St Mary’s Church in Thornbury, Gloucestershire
He said: ‘I was a barrister in London and I had a major road accident when I was 31. As a result of that accident, and a series of events that happened, it led me to believe that I should go into the church.
‘Lawyers can do two things, they can separate people and they can transfer money, but not much more than that, and I felt I would like to do much more than that.’
Councillor Neil Halsall, 67, deputy mayor of Thornbury, said the suspected murder was ‘most out of keeping’ with the quiet market town.
He said: ‘It is a wonderful place to live. I think if you try to find a murder in the history of Thornbury you would have to go 200 years back.’
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