Soldier held over stab murder probe

A SOLDIER has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death.

Ian Lowe from the 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment is being held over the death of Leanne McNuff in Greater Manchester, sources said. Police said they were called to Mellor Street in Droylsden on Sunday evening. Officers found her with stab wounds. She died a short time later.