South Yorkshire Police provide murder investigation update after body found
The body was found last week
Police have revealed a development in a murder probe, following the discovery of a body in a house in South Yorkshire.
Officers from South Yorkshire Police were contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service after paramedics were deployed to Wingfield Road, Athersley South, Barnsley, on Thursday, September 3 at 9.16pm.
Police say the man was found with multiple injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Today police gave and update on the investigation and said: “The 57-year-old we arrested has since been released on police bail.”
Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to either call 101 or report it through the South Yorkshire Police website.
Quote incident number 1,036 of September 3, 2026, when you get in touch.
You can access SYP’s online reporting system here: Report | South Yorkshire Police