Woman who died in Chalcombe Avenue named as Valentyna Horshkova

The woman who died at an address in Chalcombe Avenue, Northampton, has been named as 37-year-old Valentyna Horshkova.

Northamptonshire Police was called to an address at Rhymer House in Chalcombe Avenue at about 8.40pm on Saturday, February 17, following a report that Valentyna had died in unexplained circumstances.

An investigation was launched and a 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. He has since been released on bail pending further enquiries.

Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Simon Barnes, said: “We continue to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding Valentyna’s death and our thoughts remain with her family at this time.

“Although we are not looking for anyone else in connection with her death, I would still appeal to anyone with any information to come forward. You can do this either by contacting us on 101 or ringing Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.”

Please quote incident number 24000099392 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.