South Yorkshire detectives rule out murder theory after death of Rotherham woman

Detectives investigating the death of a woman in Rotherham are no longer treating it as murder.
By Claire Lewis
Published 7th Feb 2020, 11:17 BST
Updated 7th Feb 2020, 11:49 BST
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They launched a murder probe on Wednesday after a 32-year-old woman was found in cardiac arrest in an underpass on Drummond Street at 7.55pm on Wednesday.

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She was taken to hospital but could not be saved and her death was initially treated as suspicious.

The death of a woman who was found in cardiac arrest in a Rotherham underpass is no longer being treated as suspiciousThe death of a woman who was found in cardiac arrest in a Rotherham underpass is no longer being treated as suspicious
The death of a woman who was found in cardiac arrest in a Rotherham underpass is no longer being treated as suspicious
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But today, South Yorkshire Police said it is now being treated as ‘unexplained’ after a post mortem examination proved inconclusive.

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A 59-year-old Rotherham man who was arrested on suspicion of robbery and murder has since been released without charge.

South Yorkshire Police said: “Officers would like to hear from any witnesses to this incident, and are especially keen to trace two men who were seen with the woman shortly before emergency services were called.”

Anyone with information should call 101 and quote incident number 775 of February 5.