Major update on man arrested on suspicion of murder of Cleveleys pensioner in Sevenoaks Drive
Police say the bail has been renewed.
A man arrested on suspicion of the murder of an 80-year-old woman has had his bail extended.
The 60-year-old was arrested and taken into custody where he was quizzed over the death of the pensioner at an address in Sevenoaks Drive, Cleveleys on June 6.
He was subsequently arrested and released on bail pending the outcome of police enquiries - but that ran out on September 1.
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Lancashire Police say the man, from Thornton Cleveleys has now had his bail ‘renewed’ for three months until December 3.
The police were called in the early hours of the morning to reports the woman was ‘unresponsive’ but despite the best efforts of the emergency services, she was later pronounced dead at the the scene.