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First photos as forensics police called to dead body at Leeds Whitehall Road viaduct

These are the first photos from the scene where a body has been found under a viaduct.

By The Newsroom
Tuesday, 11th December 2018, 1:19 pm
Updated Tuesday, 11th December 2018, 1:35 pm
The first photos from the scene off Whitehall Road Leeds
The first photos from the scene off Whitehall Road Leeds

Police and forensic investigators are currently at the scene in Leeds.

A tent was put up within an hour in order to allow forensic teams to investigate
Police were called at about 12 midday to the archway under the disused viaduct off Whitehall Road
Forensic investigators at the scene of the body being found

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CSIs entered the land in front of the disused railway arches at about 1pm
The CSIs stood at the cordon during their investigations
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics
Four police cars and an ambulance response car were the first on the scene
A security guard was one of the first to find the body, surrounded by blood
The man has not yet been formally identified but investigations are ongoing