Woman held over death of elderly war veteran in UK

A 35-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a decorated war veteran who was found dead in his home in Britain.

William Davis, 92, was found collapsed at his Hobley Street residence in Willenhall, West Midlands, on Sunday evening.

He died as a result of severe head injuries, West Midlands Police said.

Detectives arrested the local woman last night and she is helping police with their inquiries.

At a press conference held by the force yesterday, Detective Superintendent Richard Baker described Mr Davis as fiercely independent decorated war veteran who was father to two, grandfather to four and a great-grandfather to one.

He said: “Bill used to go into Willenhall on a weekly basis. He tended his own garden and maintained his home on his own. He was very well-known in the local community and used to stop and chat to his neighbours.

“We know he was seen at 9am on Sunday April 1 in his front garden, where he stopped and chatted to passers-by.

“At around 3.15pm a neighbour took some lunch round to his house. At 6pm concerned neighbours who were unable to rouse Bill gained access to his property and found him.”

The house remains sealed off and forensic searches are continuing.