Police arrest 87-year-old on suspicion of murder

Police in Cambridgeshire have arrested an 87-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a woman's body.
A general view of Poppyfields care home in Chapman Way, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, as an 87-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead inside. Photo credit: Sam Russell/PA WireA general view of Poppyfields care home in Chapman Way, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, as an 87-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead inside. Photo credit: Sam Russell/PA Wire
A general view of Poppyfields care home in Chapman Way, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, as an 87-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead inside. Photo credit: Sam Russell/PA Wire

An 87-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead inside a house, Cambridgeshire Police said.

Detectives are investigating what happened at Poppyfields care home in Chapman Way, Eynesbury, near St Neots in Cambridgeshire.

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Officers were called to reports of “serious concern” for a man and a woman inside the property just after 5pm on Monday (August 22).

An ambulance was called but a woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while a man was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in a stable condition.

A post-mortem examination is likely to take place on the woman later on Tuesday.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said an 87-year-old man from Eynesbury has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains at Parkside Police Station in Cambridge.

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Officers “are not looking for anyone else in connection” with the incident.

A police scientific support unit van was parked outside the care home this morning (August 23).

The care home is comprised of 34 one-bedroom flats, a listing on the website of operator Hanover Housing Association said.

It added that an on-site manager looked after the upkeep of the buildings and gardens, as well as helping residents access further help and support if needed.