Murder probe after woman in her 40s found dead in property a mile from Sandringham Estate

Published: 07:35 EDT, 5 October 2026 | Updated: 07:35 EDT, 5 October 2026 Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was found dead at a property just one mile north of King Charles's Sandringham Estate. Officers found the body of the woman, in her 40s, at an address in Fern Hill, Dersingham, in the early hours of yesterday morning. Police were called to the house by the ambulance service shortly after 2.20am.A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to King's Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning, Norfolk Constabulary said.He remains in custody and a police cordon is in place at the property. A Home Office post-mortem will be carried out on Monday.Detective Inspector Alix Wright, of the Norfolk and Suffolk major investigation team, said: 'We are in the very early stages of this investigation working to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the woman's death.'I'd ask anyone who believes they may have information that could help our investigation to please share this with us.'Anyone with information has been urged to contact police on 101 or via the force's website, quoting incident number 27 of Sunday October 4, 2026. Emergency services on the scene in Fern Hill, Dersingham, after the body of a woman was found A police car outside the property, just one mile north of King Charles's Sandringham Estate