Port Lincoln woman arrested after man's body found at Flinders Highway property
The death of a man whose body was found at a property in regional South Australia is being treated as a murder, with police arresting a Port Lincoln woman.
Emergency services were called to the property on the Flinders Highway about 3:25pm on Thursday after reports of a small fire, police said.
Police said they found the man's body inside when they entered the house.
A 34-year-old Port Lincoln woman, who police believe was known to the man, has been arrested.
Police said she would be charged with murder.
"Police believe both the man and woman are known to each other and there are no community safety concerns," police said.
Detectives from SA Police's Major Crime branch, and forensic officers, flew to the region to assist local police with the investigation.
Police have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
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