Man arrested on suspicion of murder after 65-year-old woman's body found

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 65-year-old woman was found dead in a home in West Sussex.

Sussex Police were called at around 7.50pm on Thursday to an address in Durrington Lane, in Worthing, after reports of concern for a woman's welfare.

Emergency services pronounced the woman dead at the scene.

The 37-year-old man, from Durrington, was arrested on suspicion of murder and assaulting a police officer.

Sussex Police said the victim and suspect were known to each other and believed it to be an "isolated" incident with "no threat to the wider community".

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Detective Inspector Amanda Zinyama, of Sussex Police, said: "This is a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the woman's loved ones at this difficult time.

"We are in the early stages of a fast-moving investigation, and officers are carrying out extensive inquiries to establish the full circumstances."

Police are not currently looking for anyone else over the woman's death, but extra officers will be in the area while the investigation continues, the force said.

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