Murder investigation after body found in woods

Police have launched a murder investigation after a body was discovered in a wooded area.

Officers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary were called at 16:40 BST on Wednesday to Southampton Common.

A statement from the force said: "Our investigation is in the early stages as we try to establish the identity of the deceased and the circumstances, but the death is currently being treated as suspicious."

No arrests have been made and on Thursday afternoon police officers were still at the scene while inquiries continued.

The force said the death was not linked to a murder investigation in Redwood Way, where a woman's body was found on Sunday.

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