Woman, 23, arrested on suspicion of murder after man, 22, suffers fatal injuries at Kingswood house

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man following an incident at a house in Kingswood.

Avon and Somerset Police were called to the property in Chipperfield Drive by South Western Ambulance Service last night (March 25) at around 8.20pm.

A 22-year-old man was found seriously injured and was taken to hospital where he sadly died in the early hours of this morning.

A 23-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The woman and man know each other, Avon and Somerset Police said.

A forensic post-mortem examination will now be carried out to determine the cause of death.

Senior Investigating Officer DI Ben Lavender said: “This is a devastating incident in which a man has lost his life and a thorough investigation will now be carried out to establish what happened.

“An arrest has been made and we can confirm the victim and the person arrested were known to each other.

“There’ll be a continuing police presence at the scene of this incident while our enquiries continue.

“We’ll also be increasing patrols in the area to support and reassure the local community, with neighbourhood officers able to answer any worries or concerns.”

If anyone has information which would assist the investigation, they should call police on 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5222071378.