A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Plymouth, police have said. Officers said they were called at 20:55 GMT on Wednesday after a woman in her 40s was found seriously injured in the street on West Hoe Road.

Officers were called to the West Hoe area of the city just before 9pm on Wednesday after the victim was found seriously injured in the street.

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman, in her 40s, in Plymouth, who had been found seriously injured in the street on Wednesday

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in Plymouth. A huge police presence was seen in West Hoe Road on Wednesday, January 22, after a woman in her 40s was found seriously injured in the street.

As the investigation ramps up, police have called for a complete closure of a large part of Millbay and West Hoe. Plymouth Highways, a social media account run by Plymouth City Council, said: "Police have asked for a full closure of the area marked on the attached map".

A murder investigation is underway after the death of a woman in Plymouth. Police are searching for a male suspect after the woman in her 40s was found seriously injured in the street on West Hoe Road. She was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead in the early hours. Her next of kin have been informed.

Devon and Cornwall Police are now hunting a man whose identity is known to them. Officers said the suspect and the victim were known to each other.

Armed police have swarmed Plymouth searching for a suspect after a serious assault left a victim in hospital. Devon & Cornwall police said that officers rushed to the scene at 8.55pm on Wednesday after a person was found “seriously injured” in the street.

Police are searching for a suspect after a serious assault in Plymouth's West Hoe left a victim hospitalised, with the public urged to avoid the area.