Body found after report of sudden death and fire in Ynysybwl

The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation, police say

A body has been found after police were called to a house following reports of a sudden death and a fire.

South Wales Police sent officers to Mill Road in Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf, at about 07:30 BST on Tuesday.

The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation, the force said.

A police cordon has been put in place while work is carried out to make the property safe and for investigations to be carried out at the scene.

The Welsh Ambulance Service said it assisted following "reports of a person with traumatic injuries".

Investigations are being carried out at the property

Rebecca Davies, a horse owner, said she was called to say smoke could be seen near her stables early on Tuesday morning, but it was not clear where it was coming from.

"My dad and I went down there, when we got there we could see there was smoke everywhere - firefighters, the windows were blown out, it was a complete mess," she said.

Ms Davies, who trains horses for cross-country and show-jumping events, keeps her horses in fields next to the destroyed house.

"I'm really shocked. It's dreadful," she said.