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| Three arrests after woman's murder in Penygroes, Gwynedd | Three arrests after woman's murder in Penygroes, Gwynedd |
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| A murder investigation has been launched in the Gwynedd village of Penygroes after the death of a woman. | |
| North Wales Police said the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday in the Trem y Wyddfa area. | North Wales Police said the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday in the Trem y Wyddfa area. |
| The victim, believed to be in her early 30s, was taken to hospital but later pronounced dead. | |
| Three people have been arrested and are in police custody. An appeal for witnesses has also been issued by officers leading the inquiry. | Three people have been arrested and are in police custody. An appeal for witnesses has also been issued by officers leading the inquiry. |
| Local councillor and leader of Gwynedd council, Dyfed Edwards, said: "It is not an incident that happens in a place such as Penygroes," | |
| "But we have to deal with it - and the way to do that I think, is to offer support to those that need support." | |
| S4C programme | |
| Forensic experts have spent the day at what is believed to be the home of the victim, a block of flats in Trem y Wyddfa. | |
| The area has been sealed off while a detailed search continues. | |
| The death came as the whole village was due to celebrate its Christmas fayre, with preparations for the community event filmed for the S4C programme, Mel a Nia. | |
| Those attending on Saturday said it had hit the festivities hard. | |
| Elwyn Jones Griffith, a community councillor who was helping to organise the event, said: "The whole village is in shock. | |
| "They are very, very subdued about the whole affair. Nothing like this has happened before." | |
| Local resident Jean Hefina Owen added: "It's a terrible thing to happen in a village like this. | |
| "We know the families, we know the grandparents, both sides of the families. It's terrible that such a thing can happen. | |
| Mrs Owen said she knew the victim, and described her as "a lovely young lady". |