Young woman, 20, dies after ‘disturbance’ in flat as man, 19, arrested for ‘murder’

POLICE have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder after a young woman was killed.

Officers raced to Northwood in Merseyside at around 4.40pm yesterday following reports of a disturbance.

The 20-year-old victim was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

Sadly she couldn’t be saved and was declared dead shortly after.

Police are currently quizzing a 19-year-old man in custody on suspicion of murder.

A probe has been launched and a post mortem will take place to establish a cause of death.

The woman’s next of kin have been informed and a cordon is in place on Quarry Green where the horror unfolded.

Detective Inspector Laura Lamping said: “Our thoughts first and foremost are with the victim’s family today.

“We are in the extremely early stages of this investigation and our officers are working to establish exactly what happened.

“While we have already made an arrest, our enquiries continue in the area and we would appeal to anyone with any information on this tragic incident to please come forward and speak with our officers.

“If you were on Quarry Green at around 4.40pm this afternoon and witnessed or heard anything suspicious, then please get in touch. Any information you hold could be vital to our enquiries.”

Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting reference 22000945511.