A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an ‘unexplained’ death not far from Reading Festival.

A 28-year-old woman was found collapsed on a riverbank behind Tilehurst Station on Sunday night after reports of a ‘public cardiac arrest’.

She died in hospital shortly afterwards. The woman has not yet been publicly identified as her family have not yet been informed of the death.

A 39-year-old man from Reading was arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday. He is still in police custody, and Thames Valley Police say they think the woman and the suspect knew each other.

The force added that while the incident happened about a mile away from Reading Festival, those involved are not thought to have attended.

Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Alice Broad said: ‘We und

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