A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead at a home in Ashton-in-Makerfield. Police rushed to the address on Birch Grove in the village of Garswood at around 2.15am on Tuesday.
A 33-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Merseyside Police said a 31-year-old man from Ashton-in-Makerfield has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
He remains in police custody for questioning. The woman has been identified and her next-of-kin have been informed, police said in a statement.
Detectives have launched an investigation and are carrying out door-to-door enquiries. Det Insp Leanne Toole said: "A woman has sadly died overnight and we are appealing to anyone who may have seen anything suspicious or heard something in the early
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