Man, 81, in custody after death of 80-year-old Droitwich woman

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The 81-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder

An 81-year-old man is in police custody after an elderly woman died.

Emergency services were called to a home in Alexander Avenue, Droitwich, Worcestershire, just before 08:15 GMT on Friday.

The man, who was known to the 80-year-old woman, was arrested on suspicion of murder but needed hospital treatment. He has been discharged from hospital.

A man in his 40s was also taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition, West Mercia Police said.

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