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Murder investigation underway in Barnstaple

A 32-year-old woman remains in police custody

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Barnstaple. 

A 32-year-old woman from the Barnstaple area has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody at this time.

Officers were called by the ambulance service to a report of a woman in cardiac arrest at an address in Gorwell Road, Barnstaple, at around 5.15pm on Saturday 4 November.

The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene and enquiries are ongoing to locate her next of kin

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