An 18-year-old man has been arrested after an 18-year-old woman was found dead at a Newcastle University halls of residence. Her death was not Covid-19 related, police have said

A man has been arrested after an 18-year-old student died in Newcastle.

The 18-year-old woman died at Newcastle University halls of residence yesterday, police said.

Northumbria Police said officers were called by an ambulance service early on Saturday.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

A police spokesperson said: “At 6.06am yesterday police received a report via the ambulance service of an unresponsive woman at an address on Richardson Road in Newcastle.

“Emergency services attended where sadly the woman – aged 18 – was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Enquiries into the circumstances around her death are ongoing.