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Tammy Hughes

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead in Gloucestershire home

Police cordons remain at two properties on Dragon Rise as officers continue to examine them (Yui Mok/PA) (Picture: PA Archive)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in a house.

Police were called to reports of an injured woman in Bath Road in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, just after midnight on Sunday.

The woman, in her 50s, was treated by paramedics but pronounced dead at the scene.

Gloucestershire Police said they are treating the death as suspicious and have arrested a 53-year-old man from Cheltenham in connection with the incident.

He remains in police custody for questioning.

Officers are now working to identify the woman’s next of kin.

The Major Crime Investigation Team is asking anyone with information to contact them by completing an online form quoting incident 13 of November 28 on https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Information can also be given to police by calling 101, or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.

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