People in the hotel said they were told not to leave their rooms as police gathered outsideEmergency services were called to the Lord Nelson Hotel at around 1.40pm on April 11Emergency services were called to the Lord Nelson Hotel at around 1.40pm on April 11(Image: Liverpool Echo)

Police are continuing to investigate the case of a woman found dead in a city centre hotel. At around 1.40pm on Friday, April 11, received a report that a 58-year-old woman had been found unconscious inside the Lord Nelson Hotel on Hotham Street. Emergency services found her dead at the scene.

The ECHO reported that there was a massive police presence outside the hotel, with multiple police cars and vans parked on Lord Nelson Street and Holtham Street in Liverpool city centre.

CSI officers in white suits could be seen going in and out of the hotel, while part of the street was cordoned off by police. A number of people at the hotel reported being told not to leave their rooms.

One woman told the ECHO that residents on the top floor of the three-storey building had been told to stay inside.

Another man, who lived on the second floor, said he had been told he was not allowed to go back into his room, and had no idea when he would be able to get back inside.

As part of the police’s enquiries, a 52-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested a day later on suspicion of murder.

He was taken to a police station and questioned by the detectives.

CSI officers in white suits could be seen going in and out of the hotelCSI officers in white suits could be seen going in and out of the hotel(Image: Liverpool Echo)

When the ECHO asked Merseyside Police for an update this week, a spokesperson for the force said the suspect has been released under investigation.

They added that enquiries are ongoing into the incident.

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