- The woman was found in a property in Great Baddow, Essex on Friday afternoon
- She was declared dead at the scene. A 31-year-old man is still in police custody
A murder investigation has been launched after the suspicious death of a woman in her 60s at her home in Essex.
Detectives arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of murder after the mortally-wounded woman was found at a house on Dorset Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford.
Paramedics battled to save the life of the woman who was badly injured inside the £370,000 property.
Unfortunately, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detective Chief Superintendent Rob Kirby of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said: ‘I know that this will cause this quiet community great concern and fully understand they will have questions about what has happened, but I would ask that people don’t speculate.
A woman in her 60s died at the scene of the attack in Great Baddow, Essex on Friday
Essex Police said they are seeking the public’s help in determining what happened
‘We are working to establish the facts leading up to the woman’s death and we will remain at the scene whilst we carry out our enquiries.
‘I would like to reassure the community that we will be conducting high visibility patrols in the Great Baddow area for several days. And whilst officers are at the scene, please feel free to approach them and they will listen to your concerns.
‘I’d ask anyone who has information or footage of any part of the incident, particularly in the areas of Readers Court and Dorset Avenue that could help our investigation, to get in contact.
‘If you can help, then please get in contact with us and quote incident 579 of 9 February when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.’
Great Baddow has a population of around 15,000 people and is located to the south east of Chelmsford.
Anyone with information or who has dash cam or other footage of the scene at the time of the incident is asked to contact Essex Police on 101 citing the incident number 579 of February 9.
