Stubbington murder arrest after woman attacked in cemetery

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Police were called to Crofton Cemetery on Monday

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a 71-year-old woman was fatally injured in a cemetery.

Officers were called to Crofton Cemetery, off Lychgate Green in Stubbington, Hampshire, shortly after 15:47 BST on Monday.

The woman was assaulted in the cemetery and was pronounced dead a short time later despite medical treatment at the scene, police said.

The 66-year-old suspect remains in custody.

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