Murder probe rules out that others 'came to harm'

A woman's body was found at a house in Batley

Detectives investigating a woman's death have said they believe reports two other people had "come to harm" during the incident were not correct.

Officers were initially called to reports of an armed robbery at Asda in Dewsbury at about 21:20 BST on Saturday, and they arrested a 37-year-old man and seized a knife.

West Yorkshire Police said he told them there was a dead woman at a house in Batley. The body of a woman, believed to be in her 20s, was subsequently found in Norfolk Street, and the man was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Officers initially said they were making inquiries into the welfare of a man and a woman in Dewsbury, but in an update said reports they had been harmed were "not accurate".

Asda in Dewsbury was cordoned off by police

The arrested man remains in custody, police said.

The force said: "Work is ongoing to formally identify the deceased and a 37-year-old man from Batley remains in custody.

"Enquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances of what has happened, but officers would like to reassure the local community that there is not believed to be any wider risk to the public at this time."

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