A woman has sadly passed away after an incident in a newsagents in Hartlepool on April 3.

Emergency services were called to Morrisons Daily on Elswick Road in Hartlepool at around 2:10pm after a woman was taken ill within the shop.

The woman was later taken to hospital where she received treatment but unfortunately passed away later that day.

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Pictures from the scene saw four ambulances and one police car as paramedics attended to the woman.

A statement from Cleveland Police states that the woman’s family has been informed of the incident.

The statement also confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious at this time with a file being passed to the Coroner.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "Police were called by ambulance service colleagues to McColls on Elwick Road, Hartlepool, around 2:10pm on Monday 3rd April where a woman was receiving emergency medical treatment.

"Sadly, the woman later passed away.

"The woman’s family have been informed and our thoughts remain with them at this extremely difficult time.

"The death is not suspicious and a file has been passed to the Coroner."