Man arrested after woman in her 80s dies in stabbing

A woman in her 80s has died and a man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after both were found with stab wounds.

On Saturday evening, police were called to a disturbance at a house in Southborough, near Tunbridge Wells.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition, a Kent Police spokesman said.

He said the man had been arrested on suspicion of murder while an investigation into the exact circumstances was ongoing.

Officers were still on site in Bright Ridge on Sunday as part of the ongoing investigation, he added.

The spokesman said the pair were known to each other and police are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, which occurred just before 11pm BST.

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