Murder arrest over woman's death in home

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died at a residential property in Crewe.

Cheshire Police said officers were called to the address in Heron Crescent at about 02:00 BST on Sunday.

The 47-year-old's death is being treated as unexplained and her family are being supported by specialist officers, the force added.

Detectives. who are due to continue questioning the 53-year-old suspect later, said he was "assisting officers with their enquiries".

Ch Supt Gareth Wrigley said extra patrols would be carried to provide reassurance, but he believed it was an isolated incident.

"I would like to ask the public not to feed into any speculation, particularly on social media," he said.

"As part of the ongoing investigation we are still keen to hear from anyone with any relevant information, CCTV or dash-cam footage that may aid us in our inquiries."

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