Murder investigation in Newbury

A murder investigation has been launched in Newbury after the body of a woman was found at an address in the town.

Officers were called to a property in Carnarvon Place at 7.28am after reports of a domestic incident.

A 60-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and has been taken into custody.

Det Ch Insp Gill Wootton, who is leading the investigation, said, “At this stage we are treating this as a murder enquiry and as such there will be a significant amount of work being undertaken at the property today. I would urge any of the local residents who may have seen or heard anything, either last night or this morning, to come forward and speak to our officers."

A post-mortem examination will take place to establish the cause of death.