Woman found dead in flat as man arrested on suspicion of murder

10 April 2023 , 13:42

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Police were called to Havre Towers in International Way, Southampton, shortly after 06:30am on Monday (Image: Google)

A man is being held on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was discovered in a flat in Southampton.

Police were called to the block of flats shortly after 6.30am on Monday, where the woman was sadly found dead.

The woman, who is in her fifties but has not been named, was pronounced dead at the scene at Havre Towers.

A 52-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder, Hampshire Constabulary said, and was still in custody on Monday afternoon.

A spokesperson for the force said: "We were called at 6.36am this morning (Monday 10 April) following the death of a woman in International Way, Southampton.

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"Police remain on scene and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the death.

Emergency services were called to the tower block early on Monday morning (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

"A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody at this time."

Residents woke to a forensics tent outside and a police cordon around the building.

One of the residents in the flats said he heard "loud banging" early in the morning.

"I just had a feeling that something dodgy and bad had happened," he told local press.

"I can’t believe what happened, it’s just horrible. Lots of people have their kids around here, and I myself moved into the building only three months ago."

Hampshire Police added: "We encourage anyone with information to please not speculate on the circumstances online and to provide all information to police in the first instance."

Anyone with information has been urged to contact the force.

Susie Beever