MURDER INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED AFTER WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN NEWPORT

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman found after a street altercation in Newport. Firearms officers attended a property on St Vincent Road in the early hours of Saturday. The woman, whose identity has not yet been formally confirmed, was pronounced dead by paramedics on Chepstow Road. A 66-year-old man from Newport was arrested at the scene and remains in police custody on suspicion of murder.

Chief Superintendent John Davies stated that officers are not searching for anyone else in connection with the death. Davies acknowledged that reports of this nature cause distress to local communities. An increased police presence will be deployed in the area on Saturday as the investigation continues.