TWO people were being quizzed by detectives today after the discovery of a man's body.

It was found on moorland above the village of Cornholme, near Todmorden.

Police were called to the gruesome find after a passing hill walker saw the body of the 44-year-old man at 12.41pm on Sunday.

The dead man has not been named.

Police said no details of his injuries could be released.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said a post mortem examination had been carried out.

The force had launched a homicide investigation.

Police said two local people, a 44-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, were arrested on Sunday.

They were due to be questioned further by police in Halifax today.