A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found at a Burton beauty spot today.
An area of the Washlands in Burton town centre has been cordoned all day.
The playground behind Burton Library fronting the River Trent is cordoned off with police tape and officers have been spotted in the area. The woman’s body was found at 4am this morning, police have said.
There is also a blue tent on the pathway next to the park. The pathway goes past the nearby Meadowside Leisure Centre, off Meadowside Drive.
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Staffordshire Police have been combing the area for clues and forensic officers have also been seen at the scene.
Police have now revealed that a man has been arrested in on suspicion of murder connection with the woman’s death, with officers urging the public not to speculate on the circumstances surrounding the incident.
One witness who saw the cordon said she saw forensics officers were on the scene and a tent was on the pathway.
She said: “I was just going for a walk when I saw…
