Body found in used van sales unit in Rotherham village

A man's body was discovered in a used van sales unit in a Rotherham village this morning.

The body was found at South Yorkshire Van Sales on Oldcoates Road Throapham, near Dinnington, at around 3am.

A man's body was found in a Rotherham village this morningplaceholder image
A man's body was found in a Rotherham village this morning

CRIME: Sheffield man, 32, arrested after police raids South Yorkshire Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious.

A man's body was found in a Rotherham village this morningplaceholder image
A man's body was found in a Rotherham village this morning

Officers alerted to the discovery of the body sealed off the industrial unit and part of the road outside while enquiries were carried out.

The force said '˜specialist support' is being provided to the man's family and '˜a report is being prepared for the coroner'.

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