After a body of a woman was discovered in a Birmingham house, a man was arrested for murder.
The property was entered by police at 10.15am Friday morning after fears were expressed about the owner.
West Midlands Police confirms that the body was of a 64 year-old woman found in the home.
Police forced entry to the property in Aston, Birmingham, at 10.15am on Friday after concerns were raised for the occupant of the property. Pictured: Police officers on the scene
According to West Midlands Police, the body of 64-year old woman was discovered inside the house. Pictured: On Friday, emergency services arrived on the scene in Birmingham.
Police report that the 52-year old suspect was detained on suspicion of murder. He remains under police custody. Pictured: Astonshire police officers.
The 52-year-old suspect was initially arrested at the scene under suspicion of murder. He remains in custody.
Investigations are continuing and an examination post-mortem will be conducted on Saturday.
Force CID Detective Inspector Hannah Whitehouse stated that they are conducting house-to-house investigations and would appeal to any person who has seen anything unusual or made contact with an occupant of the property to let them know.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police quoting log number 1043 of 21 January or call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.