MURDER INQUIRY LAUNCHED - USK AREA We were called to an address in the Usk area at approximately 18:50 yesterday (Saturday 01 November 2014). On arrival officers discovered the body of a 78 year old local woman and arrested a 48 man on suspicion of murder. The cause of death has yet to be established and this will be determined following a post mortem examination. The family of the deceased are currently being supported by family liaison officers and the arrested man remains in custody assisting officers with their inquiries. Gwent Police is not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, but if anyone does have any information or concerns they are asked to ring 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800555111 quoting log 504 01/11/14. Senior investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector Richard Williams said: This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family of the deceased at this very difficult time. Our investigation will establish exactly what happened and I can confirm that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:10:16 +0000