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RECAP: Forensic teams at scene of Glastonbury murder investigation

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  • Avon and Somerset Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Glastonbury overnight.
  • Officers were called to an address in Chilkwell Street at 11.43pm on Monday by the ambulance service after it received a report that a man had been stabbed.
  • A man was found inside the address with serious injuries. An air ambulance arrived a short time later, but the man died at the scene.
  • A woman, who was also inside the property, was taken to hospital to be treated for stab wounds.
  • She has since been arrested in connection with the incident and is now in police custody.
  • Chief inspector Andrew Pritchard: “We’re working hard to establish the full circumstances which led to the tragic death of a man and while our inquiry is at a very early stage, we are confident this is an isolated incident.”

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