A murder probe has been launched after a woman was found dead at a house on Saturday.

The body of the unnamed woman, 48, was found just before 1pm at a house in the Tile Cross area of Birmingham.

A man, 49, was held on suspicion of murder later that day.

West Midlands Police said the grim discovery was made at the property on Mulwych Road after initial concerns for her welfare were raised.

A cause of death is yet to be confirmed and the man was today (Sun) being quizzed by detectives.

DCI Laura Harrison said: "We’re working hard to establish exactly what has happened, and to provide answers for the woman’s family who are understandably devastated by her death."

"We believe the woman was known to the suspect and we are not currently looking for anyone else as part of the investigation."

"I still really need to hear from anyone who was in the Mulwych Road area yesterday who may have seen or heard something out of the ordinary, or who captured anything on dash cam footage."