Woman held on suspicion of assisting suicide

Image caption, The death was discovered at the hotel in Blackburn Road

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting or encouraging suicide following the death of a man.

Police were called to Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa in Clayton-le-Moors on Thursday due to concerns for the welfare of a man and a woman.

Inside officers found a 19-year-old man had died and a woman, 46, had serious injuries, Lancashire Police said.

The woman was given first aid before being taken to hospital where she is in a stable condition.

She was later arrested.

The death was discovered in Blackburn Road at about at 01:45 BST.

It is currently being treated as unexplained and there was nothing to suggest any other people were involved, the force added.

A post-mortem examination has been carried out but the cause of death has yet to be established, police said.

A spokesperson for the hotel and spa said it was assisting police with inquiries and was unable to comment further at this stage.

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