Discovery of woman's body in Padiham being treated as unexplained

The body of a woman was found in a Padiham flat yesterday afternoon.
Police were called to the property in Padiham yesterday afternoonPolice were called to the property in Padiham yesterday afternoon
Police were called to the property in Padiham yesterday afternoon

Police were called to the property in Burnley Road at 3-40pm after reports a woman, in her 50s, had died.

A police spokesman said: "Her death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of her death will take place in due course."

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