A spokesman for Sussex Police said a man in his 70s, who was known to the woman, also in her 70s, was arrested in connection with the incident and taken to hospital in a serious condition. The spokesman added that the man remains in hospital in a ‘serious but stable condition’.
Police said emergency services were called to an address in Watermill Lane, Sidley, at 1.45am on Saturday after concern for a woman in the property.
Anyone with information can report online or ring Sussex Police on 101, quoting Operation Woodhouse.
Anyone with information can report online or ring Sussex Police on 101, quoting Operation Woodhouse.