Woman, 60, dies after fight on bus: Woman in her 20s is arrested over ‘manslaughter’
A woman in her 60s died shortly after an altercation with another woman on a bus in Hartlepool. A 26-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter as detectives investigate what happened and the cause of death.
Police say the incident occurred at about 9.30am on Tuesday on the number seven service travelling along York Road. Passengers reportedly tried to intervene; the older woman got off at a bus stop and died shortly afterwards. The area was cordoned off, the bus taken for examination and a post-mortem is due. Police are seeking witnesses and anyone with footage.
- A woman in her 60s died after an altercation on a Hartlepool bus.
- A 26-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
- Police want witnesses and footage from passengers on the number seven service.
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Hartlepool is a town in County Durham in north-east England. York Road is one of its main roads, and local bus services carry passengers around the town and nearby areas.
Manslaughter is a legal term for causing someone’s death without it being treated as murder; the circumstances and level of responsibility must be established through an investigation and, if charges follow, the courts. An arrest on suspicion does not mean a person has been charged or found guilty. The investigation will seek to establish what happened and how the woman died.