DETECTIVES have been given extra time to quiz a Wallingford murder suspect.
Thames Valley Police confirmed that the magistrates had granted an extension to the amount of time officers have to quiz the 28-year-old man.
They have until 5am tomorrow morning (Friday) to either charge the suspect, release him without charge or bail him to return to the police station on a future date.
The man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering a woman in her 40s at a house in Blue Mountains, Wallingford.
The alleged victim’s name is yet to be released by the police. However, she has been named locally as married mum Katie Hurmuz-Irimia.
On Tuesday, the police said officers were called to the property at around 2am that morning. A woman had received serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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This story was written by Tom Seaward. He joined the team in 2021 as Oxfordshire's court and crime reporter.
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