Man in his 80s is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Norfolk

Man in his 80s is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Norfolk

  • Police called to reports female had been stabbed at house in Brooke at 10.30am 
  • She was pronounced dead at the scene and a man in his 80s was arrested 
  • Suspect and woman were known to each other, DI Chris Burgess revealed

A man in his 80s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Norfolk. 

Officers were called to reports a female had been stabbed at a house in Brooke at around 10.30am on Sunday.

The victim, whose age Norfolk police did not release, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man in his 80s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Norfolk

The man and woman were known to each other, Detective Inspector Chris Burgess said.

He added: ‘We do not believe there to be any threat to the wider public.’

The arrested man will be questioned at Wymondham Police investigation Centre. 

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