Woman in her 60s found dead at trendy flats in Suffolk as man, 55, arrested for murder
A WOMAN in her 60s was been found dead in a flat in a trendy Suffolk dockland area early today.
A 55-year-old man has been arrested for murder after the woman was found in a ground floor flat in a block called Cardinal Lofts, in a former industrial building in Foundry Lane, Ipswich.
The ten storey block is just yards away from the redeveloped Waterfront area in Ipswich which is known for its bars, restaurants and its marina containing scores of luxury yachts.
Police say the death of the woman is so far unexplained, but it is being treated as suspicious.
Cops are questioning a man aged 55 from Ipswich after he was arrested has arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police were called by the East of England Ambulance Service just before 3.30am today and told that paramedics “were in attendance at a sudden death at a flat”.
White-suited forensics officers were seen entering and leaving the Cardinal Lofts block as they searched for clues today.
A Suffolk Police statement said: “The victim and suspect were known to each other.”
A post mortem by a Home Office pathologist is due to beheld to establish how the woman died.
The flats on the upper three floors of Cardinal Lofts were found to be cloaked in potentially dangerous cladding after the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 people in North, Kensington, London, in 2017.
Residents have been allowed to continue living in the block which was converted into flats in 2004, but there is a requirement for two fire marshals to be on duty 24 hours a day.
Leaseholders have complained about being forced to pay around £5,600 a week to provide the safety fire cover before the installation of an alarm system.
One resident said today: “I didn’t hear anything during the night, but I woke up to see police everywhere. It looks like they are checking the CCTV.”
Another added: “I have only lived here a couple of weeks so this is a real shock. There is a wide variety of people who live here.”
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Suffolk Police Major Investigation Team, quoting reference: 9411/21 at or phone, tel. 101
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: