A MAN has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a woman's body in a Middlesbrough hotel.

The woman, believed to be in her 40s was found in a room of the Ashtree Hotel on The Crescent on Sunday morning.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with her death.

A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called at 9.50 am today to a report of the body of a woman – believed to be in her 40’s in a room the the Ashtree Hotel in The Crescent in Middlesbrough.

"Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death and a 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with it."