Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after body found with stab wounds in Church
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body in a flat in Church.
Officers were called to a ground-floor flat in Walmsley Close at 12:25pm on Tuesday following concerns for the welfare of a woman.
Inside, they discovered the body of a woman in her 50s. A subsequent post-mortem revealed the cause of death to be stab wounds.
A 52-year-old local woman was arrested on suspicion of murder. She remained in custody for questioning on Thursday afternoon.
Det Chief Insp Andy Fallows, from Lancashire Police’s Force Major Investigation Team, said: “A woman has died as a result of a significant assault and my thoughts are very much with her loved ones.
“Although we have made an arrest our enquiries are very much ongoing.
“I would ask anyone with information which could assist the investigation team to get in touch as soon as they can.”
Police said the incident was being treated as an isolated incident and there was no perceived wider threat to the public.
Reassurance patrols were increased in the area as a precaution.
Detectives urged anyone who saw, heard or recorded anything suspicious in the area between January 3 and 12:25pm on January 14 to contact them as soon as possible.
If you have any information that may help police, call 101 quoting log number 0512 of January 14.