A heart-breaking tribute was paid to the 35-year-old, understood to be from Bradford, as detectives continued to quiz two people on suspicion of murder.

Her body is believed to have laid undiscovered in her home in Stanhall Mews, Stanningley, for "a number of weeks" before being found on Friday afternoon.

Police said they were called to her address after responding to concerns about her safety.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed that a man and a woman, both 35, had been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Kirstie's family said: "Our lives have been left shattered and turned upside down with the news that no parent wants to hear, that our gorgeous daughter is no longer with us.

"Kirstie Anne Ellis had a beautiful soul, a lover of music, socialising and having fun, her whole family is heartbroken over the loss of such an amazing woman.

"Kirstie had many friends and family who loved her and she will be missed so dearly.

"We would echo the police’s appeal and ask that if anyone has any information no matter how small to come forward and help the investigation.

"We would like to thank the community and the media for their support during this difficult time."

Detective Chief Inspector Marc Bowes, senior investigating officer at West Yorkshire Police, described the incident as a “tragic case”.

He said: “This is a tragic case and my thoughts are with Kirstie’s family at this time.

“Our early investigations show that Kirstie’s body had been in the property a number of weeks.

“A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the cause of her death and specialist officers are offering support to her family.

“We are appealing for information from anyone who may have seen Kirstie or saw anything suspicious around Stanhall Mews, from mid-January 2022 onwards, no matter how small they feel it might be, to come forward and help us with our enquiry.

“Piecing together the movements of Kirstie will greatly assist our investigation.

“We are particularly keen to hear from people who visited the Catalina garage on Bradford Road around this time and might have also seen or heard something that could help us.

“A scene remains in place at the property and also at Cumberland Road and Beancroft Road in Castleford.

“Our Neighbourhood officers are conducting additional patrols to provide reassurance to the local community.”

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police earlier confirmed that two people had been arrested on suspicion of murder.

They said: "Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a woman was found at an address in Leeds.

"The woman’s body was discovered inside a property in Stanhall Mews in Stanningley after police received a concern for safety report at 2.49 pm yesterday (Friday).

"A man and a woman, both 35, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.