POLICE have given an update after the body of a woman was found in a field.

Numerous police vehicles and a white forensic tent were spotted at the scene in Rainhill on Sunday, with Stoney Lane and Dee Road cordoned off.

Eyewitnesses said the tent had been put up in a nearby field. 

Stoney Lane was closed in both directions up to Whiston Hospital yesterday while emergency services were at the scene.

Police confirmed that their presence in the area was due to the death of a woman after they were contacted by a member of the public.

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A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said yesterday: "We can confirm officers were called to a field near Stoney Lane/Hemmingsway in Rainhill this morning (Sunday October 20), following the sad discovery of the body of a woman.

"Officers were contacted by a member of the public at just after 8.35am. At this time the death is being treated as unexplained but there are not currently believed to be any suspicious circumstances.

"Enquiries are ongoing to formally identify the woman and inform her next of kin."

In an update today, a police spokesman confirmed the death is "not suspicious" and added that the matter has been referred to the coroner.