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Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, with neighbourhoods that include large housing estates. When a body is found in a residential area, police normally secure the site while they establish the person’s identity and the circumstances of the death.

South Yorkshire Police is the force responsible for investigating deaths in Sheffield. Detectives and forensic specialists may examine the scene, speak to local people and work with the coroner, whose role is to establish how someone died.