Man arrested as part of Flamstead murder investigation

Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a 71-year-old woman in Flamstead.
A boy's eye socket was fractured in an attack on a Crawley playing fieldsA boy's eye socket was fractured in an attack on a Crawley playing fields
A boy's eye socket was fractured in an attack on a Crawley playing fields

The 64-year-old man was arrested this afternoon and is currently in police custody.

Herts Police have added that the victim and the arrested man are not from the same address.

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Earlier today the Gazette reported that police were called at 7.45pm on Saturday (July 27) to report concern for the welfare of a woman in High Street, Flamstead.

Officers attended the village and forced entry to an address where they sadly discovered the 71-year-old’s body.

She had suffered fatal injuries and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem is due to take place today.