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Pictures by Leicester Media Online READ UPDATE 08/06/26 16:00 CLICK HERE A murder investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body in Castle Gardens, Leicester, yesterday evening. The force received a call at 7.58pm reporting a dead body in a bush inside Castle Gardens. Officers attended, along with East Midlands Ambulance Service, and the man – who was in his 40s – was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are working to establish the circumstances surr