A BODY has been found in an allotment and police believe it may have caught fire.

The body was discovered by police at an allotment on Long Lane in Oxspring near Penistone.

South Yorkshire Police are investigating the circumstances of the grim discovery at 5.20pm on Thursday.

The area was sealed off to allow forensic examination to take place but has since been reopened.

A postmortem will be carried out to establish the identity and cause of death.

Anyone who might be able to assist officers with their investigation is urged to contact South Yorkshire Police on 0114 2202020 quoting incident 724 of May 19.