A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody after a woman died at a block of flats in Weston.

The woman, who was in her 50s, was pronounced dead at Havre Towers on International Way on Easter Monday.

Emergency services rushed to the scene at 6.35am and police cordoned off the block.

A 52-year-old man from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Officers on the case have confirmed he remains in custody today.

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Police remain on the scene and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the woman's death.

Police have asked people not to speculate on social media and to provide all information to them in the first instance.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting 44230140340.