A man has been arrested on suspicion of administering a poison or noxious substance after a woman died of a suspected overdose in Kensington.
A heavy police presence was reported in Molyneux Road this afternoon, with detectives, forensic investigators and uniformed officers focusing on a particular house.
A scientific support van was parked on the street.
Witnesses told the ECHO that the woman had died of a suspected overdose.
A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police said emergency services had been called following reports of a concern for safety of a woman.
She said: "We were called to Molyneux Road at around 1:30pm.
"Sadly a woman in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are currently making enquiries to inform her next of kin.
"A man has been arrested on suspicion of administering a poison or noxious substance.
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"Officers remain at the scene carrying out forensic and house to house enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the incident.
"Anyone with information is urged to contact us @MerPolCC or by calling @CrimestoppersUK anonymously quoting log 436 of 15 th July."
