Man arrested on suspicion of Plymouth murder

A man wanted in connection with the death of a woman in Plymouth has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police have confirmed.

Paul Antony Butler, 53, had been arrested about 20 miles away in Liskeard and remains in police custody, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

Officers were called on Wednesday to reports of a woman in her 40s seriously injured in West Hoe Road, and she was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The force said a mandatory referral would be made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to previous contact with the victim - adding this was normal procedure in these circumstances.