Ambulance crews in Dumfries and Galloway could strike over a lack of breaks.
21.09.2023 - 15:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The four people arrested in connection with the deaths of two women in nearby properties were nicked on suspicion of administering a noxious substance, police have confirmed.
Cops were scrambled to a flat on Ajax Way in South Bank, Middlesbrough, on Monday night, where they discovered the body of a 35-year-old woman. At around 10.30am the following morning, officers were called to South Court, half a mile away, after a woman, 38, was found dead within a property.
Cleveland Police have launched a probe into the two deaths, which are currently being treated as unexplained. The women have now been formally identified and their families have been informed, Teesside Live reports.
Today, the force confirmed that a 43-year-old woman had been arrested on suspicion of administering a noxious substance in relation to both incidents. Another woman, 39, and two men, both 47, were nicked on suspicion of the same alleged offence at South Court.
All four are currently on bail and the name of the alleged noxious substance has not been revealed by cops.
Police cordons were in place outside a number of properties in the South Bank area this week, with officers stationed outside. The front doors of two homes on South Court and the adjacent South Terrace were taped off, with police vans on the street.
And forensic teams were pictured on Ajax Way. Crime scene investigators wearing white suits and purple gloves were captured taking pictures in a ground-floor flat, with a focus on a smashed window.
A mum-of-one, who has lived in the Ajax Way area for 13 years, told how there has been a constant police presence in the last couple of days. She said: “The cops have been changing all the vehicles since yesterday, they’ve been doing shifts. There were
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