A 70-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for murder after a woman was found dead by emergency services.

Emergency services were called to an address in High Street, Nelson, Caerphilly county Borough, yesterday (Wednesday, May 9) at 10.40pm to reports of an unresponsive woman.

After arriving, they found the body of a 67-year-old woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Gwent Police today confirmed the death is being treated as suspicions.

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A local man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody while investigations continue.

A Gwent Police spokesman said: "Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident and are appealing for information from anyone who has information that could help their enquiries. If you can help, please call 101 quoting log 518 8/5/19. You can also send a direct message to our Gwent Police Facebook or Twitter Social Media pages."