A POST-MORTEM examination will be held tomorrow to establish the cause of a man's death on a Bradford housing estate.

The body of a man, believed to be in his 40s, was found on grassland, off Bishopdale Holme, Buttershaw, at about 6am on Tuesday.

The conditions at the scene were bitterly cold as officers carried out their investigations.

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A number of houses in Bishopdale Holme were cordoned off on Tuesday morning as the police probe continued inside a white forensic tent between the properties.

Detective Inspector Ryan Bragg, of Bradford District CID, confirmed the post-mortem examination will be held tomorrow. The dead man's identity has not yet been released.

Initial investigations suggest there are no suspicious circumstances, but police are appealing for any potential witnesses, or anyone with any further information, to call officers on 101.

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