POLICE are questioning a man in his 40s after a woman's body was found at an animal sanctuary in Lytham St Annes.

A workman raised the alarm after finding the body in a disused stable block at Easterleigh Animal Sanctuary.

The woman, who has not been named, is thought to have been in her 30s. Police say the body may have been there for up to two days.

The area was cordoned off and a post mortem examination is due to take place.