Woman arrested after pensioner's body found in flat

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The body was found at Plowman Tower in Oxford

A woman has been arrested after the body of a pensioner was discovered at a tower block.

Thames Valley Police said the body of a woman in her 80s had been found in a flat at Plowman Tower, on Westlands Drive in Oxford, on Tuesday morning.

The force said it had arrested a 68-year-old woman in connection with the incident.

She has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult, and preventing a lawful and decent burial of a dead body.

Police said the woman remained in custody.

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