Overview

• Officers arrested a 37-year-old man and seized a knife after responding to reports of an armed robbery at a Dewsbury Asda on the evening of July 26.
• The suspect told investigators about a body at a Norfolk Street property in Batley, where officers discovered a woman’s remains and launched a homicide investigation.
• Detectives have withdrawn earlier appeals for two more potential victims and confirmed there is no believed wider risk to the public.
• Local residents and friends have identified the victim as Courtney Angus, whose death at age 21 has prompted an outpouring of tributes in Batley and Dewsbury.
• The suspect remains in custody under suspicion of murder, and police have increased neighbourhood patrols and forensic examinations across Dewsbury and Batley.