Pakefield: Two boys arrested as woman, 82, dies after burglary
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:32 pm
Two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 82-year-old died after being injured during a burglary at her home.
Joy Middleditch was found by her family, injured but conscious, in her bungalow in Pakefield, Suffolk, on Saturday afternoon. She died on Monday.
The break-in is thought to have happened overnight from Friday to Saturday.
Her cause of death is yet to be confirmed.
Suffolk Police said the two boys, both from the Lowestoft area, had been taken to Martlesham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.
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