Police confirm large emergency response at Northampton supermarket was due to sudden death of woman

Police confirm large emergency response at Northampton supermarket was due to the sudden death of a woman.

Northamptonshire Police were called to the Lidl supermarket in Weedon Road, Sixfields, Northampton, at around 3.30pm yesterday (Thursday).

The store was closed for the remainder of the day as a large emergency response attended the scene, including police officers, East Midlands Ambulance Service and an air ambulance.

Today (Friday), a Northamptonshire Police spokesperson confirmed that officers had been called following the sudden death of a woman.

Northamptonshire Police were called to a Lidl supermarket in Weedon Road, Sixfields, Northampton, at around 3.30pm yesterday (Thursday).placeholder image
Northamptonshire Police were called to a Lidl supermarket in Weedon Road, Sixfields, Northampton, at around 3.30pm yesterday (Thursday).

The spokesperson said: “Police officers were called to the sudden death of a woman in Weedon Road, Northampton, yesterday (February 26) at about 3.30pm.

“We are not treating the death as suspicious and will be preparing a report for the Coroner.

“Our thoughts are with her loved ones at this time.”

The store has reopened today.

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