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A man has been arrested after the body of a woman was found in a marina in Caversham. Thames Valley police were called shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday when the woman's body was found in the water at the Thames and Kennet Marina near Reading, Berkshire. Detectives are currently treating the case as an unexplained death, but the force said a 61-year-old man, from Caversham, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
He is in custody.
We are in the early stages of this investigation and although we have made one arrest, I urge the public not to speculate on the circumstances of the woman's death, which is currently believed to be unexplained.
Detective Inspector Richard Pickering said: "We are in the early stages of this investigation and although we have made an arrest, I urge the public not to speculate on the circumstances of the woman's death, which is considered unexplained at this time." .
“There is currently scene monitoring on the scene, and it will be in place for some time while our investigation continues.
"While the death is considered unexplained, we do not believe there is a danger to the local community and we are conducting a full and thorough investigation to determine all the circumstances of this tragic incident."
"If anyone has a concern, they can raise it with any officer on the scene."
Detectives have asked anyone with information about the incident to contact TVP online or by calling 101, citing incident reference 709 (April 1).
The woman's relatives have been informed.
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