POLICE are treating the death of a woman whose body was found in a house as "unexplained".

Officers received a report of a body of a woman being in a property on Edge Street, Nutgrove on Monday, June 20.

Emergency services attended and the body of a 46-year-old woman was found at the address.

Police say the death is still being treated as unexplained and that investigations continue.

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A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: "At around 11.40am on Monday, June 20, we received a report of a body of a woman at an address on Edge Street in St Helens.

"Emergency services attended and a 46-year-old woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"Her next of kin have been informed.

"At this stage her death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries at the scene continue.

"A post mortem will take place to establish the cause of her death."