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Stoke-on-Trent death: Two arrests after body found | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Two women have been arrested after a body was found. | |
The 30-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her death is being treated as suspicious. | |
Staffordshire Police said they were called by West Midlands Ambulance Service to Watkin Street in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday morning. | Staffordshire Police said they were called by West Midlands Ambulance Service to Watkin Street in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday morning. |
The two 30-year-old women, from Stoke-on-Trent, held in connection with the incident, have been released under investigation. | |
The force said one woman was being held on suspicion of administering a noxious substance and the other on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. | |
A post-mortem is due to take place and the investigation is continuing, it added. | A post-mortem is due to take place and the investigation is continuing, it added. |
Police said the deceased's next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers, with formal identification set to take place next week | |
Officers remain at the address, with door to door inquiries ongoing, the force said. | |
Det Insp Adrian Webb, from Staffordshire Police, urged anyone with information to come forward. | |
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