A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Plymouth, police have said. Officers said they were called at 20:55 GMT on Wednesday after a woman in her 40s was found seriously injured in the street on West Hoe Road.

Officers were called to the West Hoe area of the city just before 9pm on Wednesday after the victim was found seriously injured in the street.

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman, in her 40s, in Plymouth, who had been found seriously injured in the street on Wednesday

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in Plymouth. A huge police presence was seen in West Hoe Road on Wednesday, January 22, after a woman in her 40s was found seriously injured in the street.

Police are urging members of the public to stay away from the West Hoe area of Plymouth following a "serious assault". According to reports, Devon and Cornwall Police said it was "dealing with a serious assault at the scene" and that "members of the public are being asked to stay away".

Armed police have swarmed Plymouth searching for a suspect after a serious assault left a victim in hospital. Devon & Cornwall police said that officers rushed to the scene at 8.55pm on Wednesday after a person was found “seriously injured” in the street.

Devon and Cornwall Police are now hunting a man whose identity is known to them. Officers said the suspect and the victim were known to each other.

Police in Plymouth have issued a major update on a large-scale incident on West Hoe where reports said a girl had been stabbed and locals feared a wider attack

Reports say that Devon and Cornwall Police are responding to a "serious assault" in Plymouth, with apparent social media footage suggesting a huge police response at the scene