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Story summary
- Durham Constabulary arrested a 44-year-old man suspected of murder after a woman was found dead in Darlington.
- Police also detained a 27-year-old man suspected of assisting an offender.
- The victim, believed in her 40s, was pronounced dead at a Parkgate address near The Greyhound pub.
- Officers responded around 9.15 pm BST on 23 September 2026; a police cordon remains as investigators examine the scene.