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A teenage boy has been arrested after a 75 year-old woman died in a suspected arson attack.

The 17 year-old was held by policce on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and remained in police custody on Sunday morning.

The woman, who hasn't been named, was pronounced dead after fire ripped through a home.

Emergency services including police and the fire service remain at the scene on Henllys Way in St Dials, Cwmbran, Wales, after being called at around 8.40pm on Saturday.

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On Sunday morning, police confirmed the woman had died and a teenage boy has been arrested, reports Wales Online.

Gwent Police superintendent Laura Bartley said: "We can confirm that a 75-year-old woman has died at the scene of

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