{"id":701297,"date":"2026-01-17T03:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/701297\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T03:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:58:13","slug":"police-update-on-murder-arrest-after-post-mortem-results-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/701297\/","title":{"rendered":"Police update on murder arrest after post-mortem results confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Mercia Police have established that a 69-year-old woman died of natural causes<\/p>\n

A general view of Brick Kiln Street in Evesham(Image: Google)<\/p>\n

A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder in Worcestershire<\/a> has been released.<\/p>\n

The 47-year-old was detained by West Mercia Police after a 69-year-old woman was found dead in Brick Kiln Street in Evesham around 8.40pm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A post -mortem revealed that the lady died of natural causes.<\/p>\n

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The man was released from custody with no further action.<\/p>\n

A statement read: “Emergency services attended an address around 8:40pm on Wednesday evening (14 January) and a 69-year-old woman was sadly found dead.<\/p>\n

“A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n

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Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Lougher from the Major Investigation Unit said: \u201cIn cases where a death is unexplained and gives us sufficient cause for concern, we will always fully investigate the circumstances.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the conclusion of a post-mortem, the man arrested has now been released with no further action taken\u201d.<\/p>\n

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