Police are working to identify the badly decomposed remains, which were found by a walker in the Cross Green area

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A decomposed body has been found by a walker near Leeds city centre.

The remains were so badly decayed that police could not tell if the person was a man or woman, or what age they were.

They were discovered in the Cross Green area of Leeds on Friday afternoon.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire police said: “Inquiries are ongoing to try and identify who this person was.”

Forensic analysis is being carried out at the scene to try to find any evidence about the identity of the person, he added.