A murder investigation has been launched after a female patient in her 60s died at Cornwall’s main hospital.
Devon and Cornwall police were called on Wednesday afternoon to the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro where the patient came to harm.
A man in his 30s believed to have been known to the woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police were carrying out inquiries at the hospital, commonly known as Treliske, and in the village of Par, close to the south coast. A cordon has been placed around a house there.
In a statement the force said: “Police were called at around 4.45pm on Wednesday 19 July to Royal Cornwall hospital Treliske, following the death of a patient in her 60s. Inquiries are ongoing to locate and inform her next of kin.
“Following initial inquiries, the cause of death is currently being treated as suspicious. A man in his 30s from the Par area has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in police custody at this time. The deceased and the suspect are believed to be known to each other. A cordon remains in place at a property in Par in connection to this matter.”
A spokesperson for the Royal Cornwall hospitals NHS trust said they were assisting police in their investigation into the “unexplained death” of a patient at the hospital.