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Cause of death determined after body found at house

Kris Holland
BBC News, Northamptonshire
Ian Brown/BBC A police car outside a three-storey new build semi-detached house with white windows and door. There is police tape outside the Tarmac'd area in front of the house. Two cars are parked on this.Ian Brown/BBC
The woman's body was found at an address in Donnington Road, Burton Latimer

A woman whose body was discovered in a house died as a result of application of pressure to her neck, a post-mortem found.

Northamptonshire Police said it was called to an address in Donnington Road, Burton Latimer, at about 15:30 BST on Friday - soon after reports of a car crashing into a McDonald's restaurant.

A forensic post-mortem examination of the woman, who was aged in her 30s, was carried out at Leicester Royal Infirmary on Saturday.

Officers said a 35-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of murder, remained in police custody.

The force said that neither the woman, or the arrested man, were previously known to police.

A spokesperson from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) appealed for anyone with information about the woman's death to contact police on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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Floral tributes have been left at the scene

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