MURDER PROBE AFTER WOMAN’S BODY FOUND
POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after the discovery of a 33-yearold woman’s body. A 56-year-old man is currently in police custody following the death of a woman in Neath on Friday evening.
Following a report of a domestic incident, officers attended an address on Talbot Road shortly after 7.35pm, where the woman’s body was discovered.
Town councillor for Cimla, Adam McGrath, said Talbot Road, where he also lives, was devastated by the news.
He said: “It’s such a quiet community and such a quiet area. I actually live in Talbot Road myself, I only live 10 doors away.
“I was here last night and heard all the commotion. It’s very, very sad news for the area of Talbot Road. It is such a tight-knit community.
“It is very sad news for Talbot Road and the entire ward.”
Police cordoned off roads in Talbot Road, Cimla and Villiers Road, Briton Ferry, as investigations were carried out by uniformed police and forensic officers.
The incident has caused considerable shock throughout the community, with many concerned about what may have happened.
Owner of Jim The Trim Barbershop, Jim Williams, said many have been discussing the matter in his Neath Road shop, which is near the scene of the investigation in Briton Ferry.
“It is not nice to hear about things like this in the area,” he said.
“In the barbers’ shop we get a lot of gossip anyway, and with this being around the corner a lot of people have been talking about it.
“We’ve not had a lot of news about what has happened, but it is one of those things where you get the initial shock. It’s a very surprising thing to have happened here.”
A statement from the force read: “A man is currently in police custody following the death of a woman in Neath on Friday evening.
“Following a report of a domestic incident, officers attended an address on Talbot Road shortly after 7.35pm, where the body of a 33-year-old woman was discovered.
“A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is assisting with inquiries.”
THE heartbroken family of a 13-month-old son who died on New Year’s Eve to an extremely rare condition have spoken of their world being torn apart.
Kodi Phipps died on December 31 after suffering from a seizure caused by Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), which is estimated to affect only around 1,000 people in the UK.
Dad Jordan Phipps, 37, from Rhymney, said Kodi was born one month premature in November 2016.
Mr Phipps said: “He stayed in hospital for one or two days because the doctors noticed his breathing was a bit off. He came home and a few days after he developed a nystagmus, where his eyes would start shaking. The doctors said that was because he was born premature, but we thought something was not quite right. We took him to a second doctor who said it was normal because