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Suspected robber's arrest leads police to find woman's body in house - and officers fear two others 'may have come to harm'

  • In Dewsbury on Saturday, West Yorkshire Police responded to a suspected armed robbery at Asda in Dewsbury, discovering a woman's body, and arrested a 37-year-old man at 9.21pm.
  • The 37-year-old man said a woman he believed to be dead was inside a Norfolk Street property in Batley, where formal identification of the victim—believed to be in her twenties—is pending.
  • Officers seized a knife from the suspect, and forensic specialists were seen at the Batley address.
  • According to Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates, a murder investigation is underway and we do not believe there is any wider risk to the public at this time.
  • The public was asked to share any CCTV, doorbell and dash cam footage and contact West Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting crime reference 13250426256.
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westyorkshire.police.uk broke the news in on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
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