Murder arrests after woman found dead in property

Hollam Road is a narrow one-way street with terraced two-storey houses and cars on both sides of the road.Image source, Google
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Police were called to Hollam Road in the early hours of Saturday morning

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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead.

Hampshire police were called at shortly after 02:30 BST on Saturday to an address in Hollam Road, Southsea.

A woman aged in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspects - a 42-year-old man from Southsea and a 39-year-old man from Gosport - have been released on bail until 21 September while the police investigation continues.

The 39-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of resisting a constable in execution of duty.

Police said the woman's death was being treated as suspicious and her next of kin had been informed.

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