A MAN has been arrested in relation to the murder of Betty Yates.
Mrs Yates, who was 77, was found dead in her home on Wednesday, January 4.
It can also be confirmed that, following close liaison with Avon and Somerset Police, detectives have formally linked the murder of Mrs Yates to the murder of the Reverend John Suddards in South Gloucestershire.
Reverend Suddards, 59, was found dead in his home in Thornbury on Tuesday, February 14. Like Mrs Yates, he had been stabbed to death.
A 47-year-old man was arrested in Kent on behalf of West Mercia Police although he is currently being transferred into the custody of Avon and Somerset Police.
Today, Detective Chief Inspector Neil Jamieson of West Mercia Police said: "We would like to thank Avon and Somerset Police for their help in our investigation. We have been working with them to examine similarities between the deaths of Betty Yates and the Reverend John Suddards."
If you have any information on either of these murders please call the police on 101 and ask for Avon and Somerset or West Mercia Police. Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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