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Whitestake death: Police say woman died from a wound to the head
Posted on - 7th January, 2016 - 1:14pm | Author - Ed Walker | Posted in - Penwortham, Preston News
Parker Lane off Chain House Lane Pic: Google
Police have dropped a murder inquiry after a woman’s body was found at a house near Preston.
Lancashire Police said the death of a 62-year-old woman was no longer being treated as suspicious.
A post mortem examination found the cause of death as a wound to the head.
The woman was found at a property in Parker Lane, Whitestake on Tuesday.
A 63-year-old man from Preston was arrested on suspicion of murder and has been released facing no further action.
A police spokeswoman said: “Following their inquiries, officers are not treating the woman’s death as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the Coroner.”
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