Woman is found dead in Staffordshire street near a nature trail sparking police investigation
- Emergency services were called to a Staffordshire street on Saturday
- Police reported that a woman was pronounced dead at the scene
- The woman’s body was found close to the entrance of a popular walking spot
A police investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead in the street near a nature trail.
Emergency services were called to Bitham Lane in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, just after 7.25am on Saturday after a concerned member of the public made the grim discovery.
A woman was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, police said.
A police cordon was put in place and a blue tent erected on a path at the side of the road, close to a fence.
The woman’s body was found close to the entrance to the Jinnie Trail, a disused railway line that is now used as rural walk.
Emergency services were called to Bitham Lane in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, just after 7.25am on Saturday after a concerned member of the public made the grim discovery. (Pictured: Police at the scene in Staffordshire)
Forensics officers and detectives combed the scene for clues as they tried to piece together the woman’s last-known movements before her death.
A second cordon was in place yesterday less than a mile away on nearby Craythorne Road, police said.
No details about the woman or her cause of death have been released by Staffordshire Police.
The force has also not confirmed the nature of its investigation or if there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
Forensics officers and detectives combed the scene for clues as they tried to piece together the woman’s last-known movements before her death. (Pictured: Jinny Nature, a popular walking spot in Staffordshire)
In a statement, a spokesman for the force said: ‘We were called to Bitham Lane shortly after 7.25am following reports of a sudden death.
‘Sadly, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service.
‘Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers at this time.’
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