Shrewsbury murder: Detectives are still quizzing the suspect arrested in Gosport over the killing of pensioner

The arrest took place in the early hours of Monday morning at the Premier Inn, in Forest Way, Gosport.

Police stormed the hotel and located the 46-year-old suspect before arresting him.

The police operation took place just hours after officers in Shrewsbury discovered the body of a 69-year-old man at a property on Sunday evening.

Neighbours reportedly claimed the victim, who has not been named, had not been seen for a couple of weeks.

West Mercia Police detectives are still questioning the suspect, a spokeswoman confirmed.

Ordinarily, officers can only keep someone in custody for 24 hours before they have to charge them with a crime or release them.

However, in the case of serious crimes like murder, this can be extended up to 36 or 96 hours.

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