Man arrested on murder charge after woman dies from injuries in Northampton

Officers were called by paramedics in Agnes Road, Semilong at about 7.30pm on Monday March 21, after reports of a woman having been seriously injured.

The woman died a short time later.

Neighbours said she was aged in her forties.

A 41-year-old man from Northampton, who was known to the woman, was arrested on suspicion of murder last night and is currently being held at the Criminal Justice Centre.

A forensic post-mortem examination is set to take place at Leicester Royal Infirmary later today.

A home in Agnes Road has been cordoned off with police tape.

A neighbour who lives in Agnes Road said: “An ambulance car was at the house.

“The police turned up about three hours later and my son saw a man being led away in handcuffs.

“It’s very sad.”

Police have confirmed that Jimmy’s Store, a convenience shop in nearby Barrack Road that was also cordoned off this morning, was part of the murder investigation, although they would not say how.

A spokeswoman said the shop was a ‘property of interest’.