A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman was discovered in Great Yarmouth.
Norfolk Police was alerted to an incident at a property in Princes Road at 9.11am on Saturday.
They had received information that the body of a woman was inside.
Officers attended the address where a woman, believed to be in her 30s, was discovered.
A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and has been taken to Great Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre for questioning, where he remains.
As of Sunday morning, a police cordon remains in place at the property in Princes Road and a police car is parked outside.
As is standard procedure, following previous police contact before the death, the matter will be referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).
Detective Inspector Alix Wright said: “We are in the very early stages of this investigation and are currently working to understand the sequence of events which has led to this woman’s death.
“We do, however, believe this to be an isolated incident and both parties were known to one another.”
Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch, quoting crime reference 36/4291/24, via norfolk.police.uk/tell-us or phone 101.
People can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form crimestoppers-uk.org
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