Man arrested in Cheriton murder investigation

Detectives have made an arrest in connection with the death of 68-year-old Gilly Livie in Cheriton.

We were called to an address off the B3046 at around 10.30am on Friday 9 January.

Gilly was found inside the address with serious injuries. Despite the best efforts of attending officers and our colleagues in the ambulance service, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem confirmed that Gilly died as a result of a stab wound to the neck. 

Specialist officers continue to support her family.

Officers also located a 39-year-old man at the address.

He had what were initially described as life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Today (Monday 19 January), officers arrested the man on suspicion of murder. The man, from Alton, will remain in hospital for treatment until he is well enough to be taken to a police station.

Inspector Stuart Ross, from Winchester district, said: “Detectives continue to work hard to find out exactly what happened to Gilly.

“We would like to thank the local community in Cheriton for their patience while we carried out our initial enquiries.

“I would like to re-iterate that we do not believe there is any wider threat or risk to the local community. 

“If people do have any further information that they think may help our investigation, then please contact us. 

“In particular, we are still keen to here from anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage in Cheriton between the hours of 11pm on January 8 and 11am the following day.”

Anyone with footage or other information can send that to us via our dedicated online portal: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/44HC26N01-PO1

Alternatively, people can call 101, quoting the reference number 44260012077.

Information can also be submitted via our website: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

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