A woman has been found dead at a house in Pitsea.

Police and ambulances rushed to Walthams at 8pm last night.

Sadly, a woman was found dead.

There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.

A spokesman from Essex Police said: "We were called to an address near to Walthams, Pitsea, shortly after 8pm yesterday evening, Monday, February 5, to concerns for the welfare of a woman inside.

"We attended but, sadly, a woman in her 50s was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious."