Melville Gardens, Leeds: Woman, 62, dead and man arrested on suspicion of murder after 'disturbance'

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 60s died at a property in Leeds.

At 9.01pm yesterday (Nov 6), police received a report of a disturbance at an address in Melville Gardens in the Woodhouse area of Leeds.

Officers attended and found a 62-year-old woman with serious injuries.

She received urgent medical attention at the scene, but was pronounced dead a short time later.

A 56-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and was taken into custody.

A statement from West Yorkshire Police said: “This is being treated as an isolated incident and police are currently not looking for anyone else in connection with the death.”

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