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13/06/2007
Man arrested after woman's fire death
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a young woman who was deliberately set on fire in Merseyside.
The woman, who has not yet been identified, died in hospital after being found on Monday night suffering from serious burns.
The woman, believed to be in her early twenties, knocked on the door of a house in Blindfoot Lane in the Rainford area of St Helen's around 9pm on Monday begging for help.
She was taken to hospital, but died later. A post-mortem examination has revealed that she died from severe burns.
The man was arrested shortly before midnight on Tuesday in the Croxteth area of Liverpool and was taken to a police station in Merseyside where he will be questioned later today.
Police said that they were following "positive lines of enquiry" in their efforts to identify the woman.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers on: 0800 555 111.
(KMcA/JM)
The woman, who has not yet been identified, died in hospital after being found on Monday night suffering from serious burns.
The woman, believed to be in her early twenties, knocked on the door of a house in Blindfoot Lane in the Rainford area of St Helen's around 9pm on Monday begging for help.
She was taken to hospital, but died later. A post-mortem examination has revealed that she died from severe burns.
The man was arrested shortly before midnight on Tuesday in the Croxteth area of Liverpool and was taken to a police station in Merseyside where he will be questioned later today.
Police said that they were following "positive lines of enquiry" in their efforts to identify the woman.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers on: 0800 555 111.
(KMcA/JM)
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