Ruta Draudvilaite died after being found unresponsive in the house in Cooper Street
Police were called at around 8.25pm last Wednesday by the fire service to a report of a fire at a property in Nelson. Emergency services attended an address in Cooper Street, where a woman in her 40s was found unresponsive and a man in his 50s with a leg injury.
Both were taken to hospital for treatment but sadly, the woman - who can now be identified as 44-year-old Ruta Draudvilaite - later died. The man was discharged. The cause of Ruta’s death is still to be determined.Following a number of further enquiries officers arrested a 57-year-old man from Nelson on suspicion of murder.
After consulting with the Crown Prosecution Service, police charged Jan Kontash, 57, of Cooper Street, Nelson, with Section 18 Wounding last night. He was remanded into custody to appear before Blackburn Magistrates' Court this morning . Detective Chief Inspector Allen Davies, of the Force Major Investigation Team, said: “My thoughts very much remain with Ruta’s loved ones at this extremely difficult time.
"I would also be keen to hear from anyone who may have any CCTV or other footage which might show the address and people entering and leaving. Please do get in touch with us if you have any information, however insignificant you may think it is. It could hold the key in helping us find out exactly what has happened and establishing the circumstances around Ruta’s death so that we can give her family some answers.
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