Christchurch police guard scene as 'unexplained' death of woman, 22, investigated

October 22, 2018
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Christchurch police say they're continuing to treat as unexplained the death of a 22-year-old woman in Sumner overnight.

Emergency services were called to an address on Spinnaker Lane just before 1am this morning.

A scene guard will remain in place at the address tonight and a scene examination will continue tomorrow morning, Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Cottam said in a statement this evening. 

A post-mortem will also be carried out tomorrow morning, he said.

Police are continuing to treat the woman's death as unexplained, Mr Cottam said.

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