Unexplained death after the body of a missing man is found wrapped in a blanket on the roof of a house in Leeds
Police say they believe the victim is 32-year-old Gerard Colgan, who was reported missing on October 2.
Videos and pictures shared via YappApp - a community sharing platform - showed a member of the emergency services opening a skylight on the roof and examining the body. Despite ambulances also attending the scene, it soon became clear that the man was already dead. Firefighters then removed the corpse by use of a ladder platform.
Police are currently investigating how the body got there and how it came to be underneath the blanket.Shocked neighbours have taken online to share their own theories, with some suggesting that the man may have collapsed whilst carrying out repairs on the roof.
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