Two men arrested following unexplained death of woman in Southport

Detectives have arrested two men following the unexplained death of a woman in Southport on Wednesday evening, 26 February.

At around 6.03pm, we received a report from the ambulance service of a woman in her 50s being sadly found deceased at a property on Meols Cop Road.

Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances into the death, which is currently being treated as unexplained.

A 48-year-old man from Kirkdale and a 60-year-old man from Ainsdale were arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody. They have since been conditionally bailed pending further enquiries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact us via @MerPolCC on X, 'Merseyside Police Contact Centre' on Facebook, 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 with reference 25000167911.