Hyde Park incident: Live updates as police cordon off Woodhouse Moor following sudden death of man

Police have launched an investigation following the sudden death of a man in Leeds.

Officers were called to Moorland Road, Hyde Park, at about 9.20am today (Saturday), after paramedics reported the sudden death of a man. Police have sealed off a section of Woodhouse Moor park, near the bowling green, and officers are guarding the area.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police were called to Moorland Road, Leeds at about 9.22am today (Friday 14 January) by the ambulance service following the sudden death of a man there. Officers attended and enquiries to determine the circumstances of the death are ongoing.”

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