A BODY has been found in a playpark in the wake of a violent assault that left a woman seriously injured.
Cops raced to the village of Naburn, near York, yesterday after a member of the public reported an assault.
When officers arrived at a property in the village they found a woman with serious head injuries who was rushed to hospital by air ambulance to be treated.
Police immediately launched a manhunt for a suspect who had left the scene.
Their search led them to a nearby children’s playpark where they discovered the body of a man.
It is believed that the man and woman knew each other.
Officers say they are not hunting for anyone else in connection with either of the incidents.
Investigations into the assault and the discovery of the body have now been launched.
A beige coloured whippet dog escaped from the property during the chaos with officers asking anyone who finds the pup to contact them.
North Yorkshire Police said: “We realise the events in Naburn will have caused shock and concern in the village.
“However, officers believe that the wider community were not at risk and that both parties involved in the incident knew each other.”
North Yorkshire Police have thanked members of the public who supported the injured woman in the wake of the violence.
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