Custody extension granted over Stonehouse death

Police have been granted a court extension to continue questioning a man arrested on suspicion of murder.

Author: Phoebe GreggorPublished 29th Nov 2021

The 53-year-old from Cheltenham will now remain in police custody for an additional 36 hours following his arrest in connection with the death of a woman in Stonehouse.

Police were called to a property on Bath Road at around 12.30 on Sunday 28 November to reports a woman was injured.

The woman, aged in her 50s, was found dead at the scene and police are treating it as suspicious.

Officers from the Major Crime Investigation Team are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death and anyone with information which could assist is asked to contact police.

You can do this online by completing the following form and quoting incident 013 of 28 November.

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