Police granted extra time to question man after woman shot dead in West Norfolk

The victim has been named as 65 year old Leslie Page

Police were called to Lady's Drove yesterday morning
Author: Sam Russell, PAPublished 13th Sep 2023
Last updated 13th Sep 2023

A man is being held on suspicion of murder after a woman was shot dead.

Norfolk Police said officers were called shortly before 7.30am on Monday to a report that a woman's body had been found at a property in Lady's Drove, Emneth.

She has been provisionally identified as Lesley Page, 65, the force said, with her provisional cause of death recorded as gunshot wounds to the torso.

A man in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday, police said.

He is being held at King's Lynn Police Investigation Centre and officers have been granted an additional 36 hours to question him after making an application at Norwich Magistrates' Court.

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