Elderly man is arrested with serious injuries after woman in her 70s was found dead at house in Sussex
- Arrest was made in Bexhill, before man taken to hospital in a serious condition
- Police said the dead woman and the elderly man are known to each other
- Officers are still trying to establish exactly what happened at the property
An elderly man has been arrested with serious injuries after a woman in her 70s was found dead at house in East Sussex.
The arrest was made at the scene in Bexhill, before the man was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Police said the dead woman and the elderly man are known to each other.
An elderly man has been arrested with serious injuries after a woman in her 70s was found dead at house in East Sussex
Emergency services were called to an address in Watermill Lane, Bexhill, at 1.45am on Saturday to do a welfare check after concerns were raised for a woman in the property.
Sussex police said they are trying to establish what happened at the house.
Detective Chief Inspector Chris Friday of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Unit said: ‘This is being treated as a tragic isolated incident and at this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection to it.
‘We are asking if anyone who has any information which could us with our investigation to contact us.’
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