Riddle of woman’s house fire death

Dec 11 2007 by Liam Murphy, Liverpool Daily Post

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into the “unexplained death” of a woman from Wirral.

Police were called to a house on Seven Acres Lane in Thingwall on Sunday evening following the discovery of the body.

There was also evidence of a fire having broken out in the kitchen of the house.

Last night, officers were awaiting the results of a post mortem to determine the cause of the woman’s death.

Fire investigators had also been brought in to establish the cause of the blaze.

A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police said the woman’s body had been found in the kitchen.

She said: “At about 8.40pm, police were called to a house on Seven Acres Lane, following the discovery of the body of a woman.

“House-to-house inquiries will be taking place and crime scene investigators will be carrying out forensic examinations at the scene.

“There are some signs there has been a fire, therefore Merseyside Police is working with the Fire Service to determine the circumstances surrounding the woman's death. It is currently being treated as unexplained.”

The fire service were called to the house at 9.45pm by police but said the blaze was out when they arrived.