Man and woman arrested on suspicion of murder after woman's body found in Yorkshire

Officers forced entry to a property in the Skelton Close of Sheffield at around 8am on Monday, February 20.

They discovered a woman’s body inside.

The woman has not yet been formally identified.

A forensic post mortem examination will take place later today.

South Yorkshire Police have arrested a man in his 40s and a woman, also in her 40sm on suspicion of murder.

Both are from the Woodhouse area. They remain in police custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Knowles who is overseeing the investigation said: “There’s been a heightened police presence in and around Skelton Close since yesterday morning as we carry out work to establish the circumstances surrounding this woman’s death. Our activity in the area will continue in the coming days, while we gather information and speak to local residents.

"We have now made two arrests in connection with our investigation, and we continue to appeal to anyone who may have any information about the events leading up to the discovery of the woman’s body to reach out to us. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone living locally who may have seen, heard or noticed anything suspicious over the last few weeks. If you do have information, please don’t hesitate to speak to officers out and about on duty."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police online or via 101 quoting incident number145 of 20 February 2023