Body found in a wheelie bin in a park by a member of the public

Detectives have set up a cordon around around the spot where the body of a man was discovered inside a wheelie bin (Picture: Instagram/Birminghamanduknews)

The body of a man has been found in a wheelie bin in a park in Coventry, police said.

A member of the public found the unidentified man, believed to have been aged between 40 and 50, in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road at about 5pm on Friday.

West Midlands Police believe the man may have been hit by a vehicle before being moved to the park.