Funeral held for seven-year-old Conley who died on building site in Barnsley
Police say there are "no suspicious circumstances" in the death of seven-year-old Conley Thompson, from Barnsley. His body was found on a construction site near his home.
A book of condolence opened for Conley
South Yorkshire police are still trying to trace the final movements of Conley Thompson after he left his friends at a play park two miles from his home in Worsborough.
Conley's body was found on the site by workman yesterday morning. He died after becoming stuck in a vertical pipe. The company carrying out work at the site - Howard Civil Engineering - says it is cooperating with the police investigation.
Today, a book of condolence was opened at a church near his home. Martin Fisher reports.
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