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Elderly Woman in Her 80s Dies on Christmas Day After 'Serious Assault' at Flat
A 63-year-old woman known to the victim is arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal assault in Devizes, with house-to-house inquiries underway, police said.
- On Thursday, December 25, emergency services were called to a flat on Keepers Road in Devizes at around 8.10am after reports of a serious assault, and a woman in her 80s was declared dead at the scene.
- Police established a scene and said the cordon is expected to stay during Christmas Day and into Boxing Day, Detective Inspector Alan Smith confirmed.
- Police arrested a 63-year-old woman known to the victim and took her to hospital for non life-changing injuries; she will be questioned, and police are not seeking others.
- Local residents will see an increased policing presence and police are conducting enquiries to identify the victim's next of kin, urging officers to be contacted with information.
- Police say a full investigation is now under way and investigators will carry out house-to-house enquiries as part of the probe by Wiltshire Police.
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