Overview
- A woman in her 80s was found dead on 1 December at a home on Higher Blandford Road in Broadstone, Poole.
- Police are treating the death as unexplained after officers noted indications of a possible burglary inside the property.
- Three people were first arrested on suspicion of murder and burglary: a 32-year-old from Verwood, a 30-year-old from Wimborne, and a 16-year-old from Romsey.
- Two further arrests followed involving a 22-year-old from Wimborne and a 21-year-old from Alderholt, and all five have been released on police bail as inquiries continue.
- DI Shaun Inkpen urged anyone near Higher Blandford Road by Cotton Close from 28 November to 1 December to share information or dashcam footage, with additional patrols in the area.