Detectives appeal for information after death of woman in Cannock

Detectives are appealing for information following the death of a woman in Cannock.

Police were called at 12.40am on Wednesday (29 December) to a property on Bath Road in West Chadsmoor following concerns regarding the welfare of a woman.

Officers attended and a 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead by paramedics a short time later.

Lucy Clews, aged 39, from Cannock, was formally identified earlier today (Friday 31 December).

A Home Office post mortem examination found the cause of Lucy’s death to be as a result of multiple stab wounds.

A 26-year-old man, of no fixed abode, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

He remains in police custody.

Lucy’s family are being supported by specially-trained officers at this time.

In a statement they said: “We are suffering the terrible sudden loss of a very special granddaughter, daughter and sister.

“Lucy will never be replaced in our hearts and will forever live in our memories.

“We ask for our privacy to be respected as we come to terms with what has happened.”

Detective Inspector Cheryl Hannan, of the force’s Major Investigation Department, said: “If you have any information about Lucy’s movements over the Christmas period, please get in touch.

“Did you see her in the Cannock area or hear from her?”

Anyone with information, CCTV, smart doorbell or dashcam footage of the area at the time, should visit the link Major Incident Public Portal website Public Portal (mipp.police.uk), or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.