A butcher shop worker was being held on suspicion of murdering a woman who was found seriously injured at home, it emerged today.

Detectives were today quizzing the man, 35, over the death of the woman at a house in Dewsbury, West Yorks.

A local store manager confirmed today the suspect had previously worked at a butcher's shop.

The man, who did want to be named, said he’d worked in the meat section at Butt Brothers Food Store, less than half a mile from the scene in Dearnley Street.

He said the man had been employed for a couple of weeks in July before suddenly disappearing.

And he only found out he was a suspect in the murder case when police came to speak to him last night, before learning this morning that he’d been arrested.

The store manager said: "He did work in the butchers, he was just doing the shelving there. "

"He was only working for a few weeks, and then he just left. That was in July."



"We didn’t see him after that. He didn’t come to the shop or nothing. "

"The Police came last night at around 11.45pm. I said ‘I haven’t seen him after July.’ "

"I’ve now heard that they’ve caught him." "

A large scale manhunt was launched last night (Sun) after the woman, who was found with serious injuries at the house, died at the scene.

West Yorkshire Police later confirmed they'd arrested a suspect.

Today, locals told of their shock at the grisly incident as crime scene investigators combed the scene for clues.

The street, which is opposite a primary school, was sealed-off this morning with a police cordon at both ends.

A police officer was seen standing guard outside one of the terraced houses, which also had a white sheet on the door.

Locals said they didn't know much about the family at the house, who had only moved into the area in recent months.

One man said he only knew of the incident when police flooded the area overnight before the man was arrested.

He said the couple had four small children, who could often be seen playing in the street.

One woman who lives nearby said she could hear the force helicopter above her nearby house.

She said

"We were worried. It's a scary thing that's happened."

It's on our doorstep, we've got children.

"My daughter was scared to death last night when we heard what had happened. She didn't want to go to sleep. "

"She kept waking up saying 'has the man been found yet, has the man been found.'"

"We went to check all the doors to make sure they were locked."

"No-one deserves this. My heart goes out to the family."