A body discovered close to the line at Brighton Station is "yet to be identified", police say.

Officers from British Transport Police and Sussex Police are invesitgating after the body of man was found yesterday next to the railway sidings.

A spokesman for British Transport Police (BTP) said: “I can confirm the body of a man was found close to the line at Brighton station at 12.15pm on Wednesday, 22 July.

"BTP officers and colleagues from Sussex Police attended the scene.

“Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death, which is currently being treated as unexplained, are ongoing.

“Officers are now working to identify the deceased and inform his family. A file will be prepared for the coroner.”

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Officers are assisting British Transport Police officers with their enquiries after a body was found close to the line at Brighton Railway Station at 12.15pm on Wednesday (22 July).

"We understand the body has not yet been identified, so we are not in a position to say that it is that of the Diogo Moreira. British Transport Police are continuing enquiries and will advise us if that proves to be the case."

Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting reference SSUB/B10 of 22/07/2015. Information can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.