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Lincoln murder inquiry sees police river searches in city

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Lincolnshire Police say they attended the Shuttleworth House flats in Lincoln

Police have launched a murder inquiry after officers were called to a block of flats in Lincoln.

Lincolnshire Police said officers attended Shuttleworth House in the city and a local man, 27, was arrested.

Searches linked to the murder investigation were taking place in the Bassingham area, with items "currently being recovered from the river" according to police.

The arrested man was currently in custody, Lincolnshire Police added.

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Thurlby Road in Bassingham was closed, with police searching the nearby River Witham
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