Woman arrested after pensioners body found in flat in Oxford
A woman has been arrested after the body of a pensioner was discovered at a tower block.Thames Valley Police said the body of a woman in her 80s had been found in a flat at Plowman Tower, on Westlands Drive in Oxford, on Tuesday morning.The force said it had arrested a 68-year-old woman in connection with the incident.She has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult, and preventing a lawful and decent burial of a dead body.
Police said the woman remained in custody.
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