UPDATED 10.38am:Â A 47-year-old man is in police custody facing a murder charge, after an incident in the Taranaki town of Stratford.
Neighbours called police around 10pm yesterday after hearing shouting.
Officers arrived to find a 71 year-old woman dead.
The man and the victim did know each other.
He's now been arrested and the case is before New Plymouth District Court today.
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