A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder will face no further action after a post-mortem revealed a woman died of natural causes.
A police cordon was placed around an address in Cottons Meadow, Kingstone, after emergency services were called at around 5.10pm last Saturday (August 5).
A 58-year-old woman was taken to hospital but died.
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A man, also aged 58, was later arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody before released on bail.
West Mercia Police have this afternoon (Thursday) confirmed that a Home Office post-mortem has been carried out and it has been established the woman died of natural causes.
Therefore, the arrested man has been released without charge and will face no further action. West Mercia Police have added that the woman's death is no longer being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
A 58-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has now been released without charge and will face no further action.
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