A murder investigation has been launched in Plymouth after the death of a woman. A woman in her 40s was taken to hospital on Wednesday, January 22 after being found with serious injuries in West Hoe Road. A cordon is also in place on Cliff Road, which joins onto West Hoe Road where it becomes Radford Road.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 40s died having been found seriously injured in the street in Plymouth on Wednesday night.

Devon and Cornwall Police today said Paul Anthony Butler, 53, who was wanted following the death of a woman in Plymouth, has been arrested on suspicion of murder

A manhunt is under way for a male murder suspect after a woman in her 40s died having been found seriously injured in the street. The woman died in hospital during the early hours of Thursday having been attacked the night before in Plymouth.

Paul Antony Butler was detained around 20 miles away from where the woman, aged in her 40s, was found seriously injured on Wednesday night, officers said. She later died of her injuries in hospital.

Paul Antony Butler, 53, is wanted in connection to with the death of the woman in West Hoe Road in Plymouth last night. Detectives warned the public not to approach “armed and dangerous” Butler but call them if he is spotted. He appears to refer to himself on social media as the Stangray Strangler - in reference to a street name close to the scene.

A man wanted in connection with the death of a woman in Plymouth has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police have confirmed. Paul Antony Butler, 53, had been arrested about 20 miles away in Liskeard and remains in police custody,