Man arrested in Kent murder probe after woman in her 80s fatally stabbed

A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s died with stab injuries at a house in Kent.

Police were called to a disturbance at an address in Bright Ridge, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, shortly before 11pm on Saturday (31 August).

Emergency services attended the scene, where a woman in her 80s and a man in his 20s were found with injuries consistent with stab wounds.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man was taken to a local hospital, where he remains in a serious condition.

He has been arrested on suspicion of murder, while police continue their enquiries into the full circumstances.

The pair were known to each other and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

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