Murder arrest after woman found dead at house

Two police cars are parked in Queen Mary Avenue, a road with semi-detached, two-storey, brick houses with steeply pitched roofs.
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Police were called to Queen Mary Avenue on Tuesday evening

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a house.

Police said they were called to Queen Mary Avenue, Basingstoke, by ambulance staff shortly after 20:00 BST on Tuesday following the death of the 32-year-old woman.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said inquiries were ongoing to establish the circumstances of the woman's death which is being treated as unexpected.

The 49-year-old suspect from Basingstoke remains in police custody.

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