A DERBY woman was last night being quizzed by murder-probe detectives after a pensioner was found dead with stab wounds.
The body of the OAP, understood to be in her late 60s, was discovered at a house in Belper.
A 37-year-old woman from Derby was later arrested by police.
It is thought that officers made the arrest outside Derbyshire.
Officers were called to a house on Short Row, off Green Lane, at about 11pm on Tuesday night.
The area around the house was cordoned off throughout yesterday and remained restricted last night.
Police scientific officers could be seen examining the property where the body of the woman, who has not been named, was found.
Her devastated partner was being comforted by friends and relatives.
Neighbour Roy Booth, 69, said he saw police lights in the area late on Tuesday.
He said: "My first thought was there had been an accident. It's been a big shock to find out it's being treated as a murder. It's very sad."
People living close to the scene have expressed their shock and officials have also sent sympathy to the family and friends of the dead woman.
Jenny Ditchfield, 35, of nearby Acorn Drive, said: "It's scary to have something like this happen on my doorstep.
"We do the school run past here every day.
"It's a nice area, I've lived here most of my life."
Another neighbour said: "I didn't hear anything, which surprises me because I was up until 2am working on my university project."
Jade Beecroft, 31, of Mill Street, lives near the Short Row property.
She said: "It is usually a very quiet area but I did hear some noises on Tuesday evening; dogs barking and people moving around.
"But I didn't think much of it until I woke up this morning and saw the police cordon.
"It's a really nice place to live and feels very safe.
"People are friendly and say hello to each other in the street, so it's quite shocking to find that the neighbourhood is now at the centre of a murder investigation."
Laura McCartney, 33, lives just two doors down from the home in which the body was found.
She said she rushed to the scene after friends called her asking if she was safe.
She said: "I feel totally sick that this has happened just two doors away from me.
"It's the last thing you expect to happen here."
Frederick and Marilyn Wathall, of Green Lane, live across the road from the scene.
Mrs Wathall, 65, said: "I was upstairs at about 11pm when I saw a lot of blue flashing lights at Field Lane.
"I thought to myself, 'What's going off here?'
"I went to bed not long after and when I woke up the next morning I saw the police on the street.
"I thought they must be connected."
Anybody with any information should call the police on 101.
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