Murder and burglary arrests following woman's death

Two men and a teenage boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder and burglary following the death of a woman in her 80s.

Dorset Police said the sudden death of the woman at a home on Higher Blandford Road, Poole, was reported by ambulance crews on 1 December shortly after 16:50 GMT.

The force said officers who attended the address at the time noticed signs of a possible burglary inside. Cordons remain in place at the home and the woman's death is currently being treated as unexplained.

The arrested men are aged 32 and 30 and are from Verwood and Wimborne respectively. The boy is 16 and from Romsey. They all remain in police custody.

Det Insp Shaun Inkpen, of the force's Major Crime Investigation Team, said: "Our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of the woman who sadly died.

"The investigation is ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding her death."

The force is keen to hear from anyone who was in the area of Higher Blandford Road, near the junction with Cotton Close, between 29 November and 1 December who may have witnessed any suspicious activity or captured dashcam footage.