Police want to trace a 53-year-old man who could be "armed and dangerous" over a woman's death in Plymouth. The woman in her 40s was found seriously injured in the street on West Hoe Road on Wednesday night and died later in hospital.

Devon and Cornwall Police revealed Paul Antony Butler, 53, is wanted in connection with the death of a woman in her 40s after she tragically died in hospital during the early hours of Thursday

Paul Antony Butler, 53, is wanted in connection to with the death of the woman in West Hoe Road in Plymouth last night. Detectives warned the public not to approach “armed and dangerous” Butler but call them if he is spotted. He appears to refer to himself on social media as the Stangray Strangler - in reference to a street name close to the scene.