Police cordon in place after woman's body found in Middlesbrough

Police are not treating a woman's death as suspicious after a body was found in a property in Teesside.

Cleveland Police attended a property on Myton Walk, Hemlington, around 4:50pm on Wednesday 30 August where the body of a woman was found.

A post-mortem examination has since taken place which revealed no suspicious circumstances.

Officers say that whilst no formal identification has yet taken place, police have made contact with members of the woman’s family.

A Cleveland Police statement said: "Police can now confirm that following a post-mortem examination earlier today, the death of a woman at a property on Myton Walk, Hemlington, is not being treated as suspicious.

"Officers attended a property on Myton Walk around 4:50pm on Wednesday 30 August where the body of a woman was found.

"The woman’s family have been informed and a file will be prepared for the Coroner."

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