Man arrested on suspicion of murder after 'unexplained' death of Nelson woman found in flat
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the ‘unexplained’ death of a woman in a flat in East Lancashire.
Emergency services were called to Canal Mews in Nelson where a woman aged in her 50s was pronounced dead at the scene at around 8.30pm on Friday (January 30).
Lancashire Police said her death is being treated as "unexplained" at this stage after a post-mortem examination failed to established a cause of the death.
The force said a 59-year-old man from Colne was arrested on suspicion of murder the following day. He has since been released on conditional bail while the investigation continues.
A police spokesperson said: "We were called to Canal Mews in Nelson at 8.24pm on January 30 following reports a woman in her 50s had been inside a flat deceased.
"Emergency services attended and sadly confirmed the woman was deceased. Our thoughts are with her loved ones at this time.
"Her death is currently being treated as unexplained. A post-mortem examination has not established a cause of the woman's death at this time, and enquiries are continuing.
"A 59-year-old man from Colne was arrested on suspicion of murder on January 31. He has since been released on conditional bail while our investigation continues.
"Residents will see officers in the area carrying out enquiries. If you have any information which could assist our investigation, please stop them and say hello.
"If you saw or heard anything in the Canal Mews area between Sunday morning (January 25) and 8.24pm on January 30, please make contact with our investigation team.
"Similarly, if you have footage from the area from the same time period which captures anything suspicious, please get in touch with us.
"Report it online via https://doitonline.lancashire.police.uk/ or call 101 and quote log 1275 of January 30."