<div class="wpcnt">
			<div class="wpa">
				<span class="wpa-about">Advertisements</span>
				<div class="u top_amp">
							<amp-ad width="300" height="265"
		 type="pubmine"
		 data-siteid="111265417"
		 data-section="2">
		</amp-ad>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div><p>Police have launched a murder inquiry after a woman in her 80s was shot dead at a care home.</p>
<p>The pensioner was declared dead at the scene, at Delamer House in Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex Police confirmed.</p>
<p>A man, also a resident at the same address, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.</p>
<p>Police said both victim and suspect were known to each other.</p>
<p>Emergency services were called to the home just after 9am following reports that a woman had been seriously injured, police said.</p>
<p>Officers and ambulance crews attended but the woman, believed to be in her 80s, died. She is believed to have been shot, police said.</p>
<p>Detective Chief Inspector Simon Werrett, who is leading the investigation, said: &#8220;At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation and our inquiries are ongoing.&#8221;</p>
<p>A scene guard has been put in place at the premises while forensic searches are conducted.</p>
<p>Douglas Carswell, the Ukip MP for the area, said he was &#8220;very shocked&#8221; by the news, adding that Walton-on-the-Naze was usually a peaceful place.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;It&#8217;s very shocking. If you have got a loved one in a care home, you expect them to be safe.</p>
<p>&#8220;People need to know the exact circumstances of what happened, it is extremely disturbing.</p>
<p>&#8220;Walton-on-the-Naze is supposed to be one of the most peaceful and tranquil places there is &#8211; elderly people want to be in a peaceful and tranquil environment.</p>
<p>&#8220;Of all the places you expect this to happen, this is the last.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Carswell said he knew Delamer House well and it had recently been renovated.<br />
He said: &#8220;I know the care home well, I have been several times. I know the staff are very good people and they must be fairly shocked by this.&#8221;</p>
<p>Nearby resident John Knights said security was tight at the care home.</p>
<p>Retired financial adviser Mr Knights, whose wife Marlene runs the Bucket and Spade guest house a short distance from Delamer House, said: &#8220;My mother had to go into Delamer about two years ago and I can tell you that it was quite tricky to get in and out of there.</p>
<p>&#8220;Security was tight. You couldn&#8217;t just go up to the building and get in.</p>
<p>&#8220;You needed a security code to get in. It had electronic key pads on the door, so to get inside you needed to know those.</p>
<p>&#8220;Whoever was responsible must have known the code.&#8221;</p>
<p>A spokeswoman for the care home said there would be no comment until staff have spoken with police.</p>
			<div style="padding-bottom:15px;" class="wordads-tag" data-slot-type="belowpost">
				<div id="atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed2e3271e16">
					<script type="text/javascript">
						window.getAdSnippetCallback = function () {
							if ( false === ( window.isWatlV1 ?? false ) ) {
								// Use Aditude scripts.
								window.tudeMappings = window.tudeMappings || [];
								window.tudeMappings.push( {
									divId: 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed2e3271e16',
									format: 'belowpost',
								} );
							}
						}

						if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
							document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', window.getAdSnippetCallback );
						} else {
							window.getAdSnippetCallback();
						}
					</script>
				</div>
			</div>
Discover more from London Glossy Post
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.