Selsey man held after East Ashling woman's body found 29 January 2013 Last updated at 07:28 A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman was found at a house in West Sussex. The body of the woman, aged 44, was found at the house on the B2178 in East Ashling, near Chichester, by a colleague who came to take her to work. Emergency services were called to the scene at 07:50 GMT on Monday. A 45-year-old man from Selsey was arrested on Monday evening on suspicion of murder but police said as yet the cause of death was unexplained. Not natural death The man being held in custody was known to the woman. "While initially it was thought that we were dealing with a sudden death, officers became increasingly suspicious of the circumstances," said Det Ch Insp Ian Pollard. Our enquiries lead us to believe that this was not a natural death and a murder enquiry has been launched. Sussex Police said they would not be able to release further information about the inquiry until results of a post-mortem examination being held on Tuesday were known.