Woman found with head injuries is from Workington

Police have confirmed that the 38-year-old woman is from the Workington area.

They are continuing to investigate into how she came to be found unconscious outside of the HSBC bank in the early hours yesterday.

Officers say there is nothing to suggest it is suspicious at this stage.

Detective Chief Inspector Craig Smith said: “Inquiries are continuing to establish how the woman received the injuries.

“There is nothing to suggest it is suspicious.

“We are not seeking to arrest anybody at this stage in relation to the injuries.”

The woman was found just before 2am and was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle for treatment.

Officers are continuing to appeal for anyone who may have been in or around this area between 1am and 2am yesterday, who may have seen or heard anything, to contact them on 101 quoting log 9 of May 7.

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People in the area spoke of their shock to hear of the incident.

Stratis Kyprianou, from Butterflies Tea Rooms, said: "When I came at 8.30am the cordon was there, one of my staff members was here at 7.30am and it was there then. It's a bit of a shock."

Alison Burrows, from Collections by Alice Rebecca, said police had also come to the shop and asked if they had CCTV outside. She said: "I got to work at about five to ten and the cordon was there then. I could see all the blue tape. Then at about 11am the police come and asked if we had CCTV outside. It's so close, it really is awful."

Police cordoned off a large part of Curwen Park and the HSBC following the incident. The force put out an appeal for information to find out who the woman was and later confirmed they had identified her.

A search with police dogs was carried out at Curwen Park, where the area was secured with a taped cordon.

The HSBC was closed while investigations were carried out.