Everything we know after man who fell from inner ring road bridge arrested over Armley murder

A man who fell from a city centre bridge was arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a flat in Leeds yesterday

Here's everything we know so far:

Everything we know so far about the incidentplaceholder image
Everything we know so far about the incident
We received reports of a police incident in the city centre which was causing heavy traffic and bus diversions at around 11.30am - along with this picture from Mark Sowden.placeholder image
We received reports of a police incident in the city centre which was causing heavy traffic and bus diversions at around 11.30am - along with this picture from Mark Sowden.
Police then confirmed that the Inner Ring Road was closed after a man fell from the bridge over the A64 and survived. He received serious injuries and was taken to hospitalplaceholder image
Police then confirmed that the Inner Ring Road was closed after a man fell from the bridge over the A64 and survived. He received serious injuries and was taken to hospital
"At 10:14am today police were contacted by the ambulance service who were attending an incident where a man had fallen from a footbridge over the A64 near to Quarry House, Leeds."placeholder image
"At 10:14am today police were contacted by the ambulance service who were attending an incident where a man had fallen from a footbridge over the A64 near to Quarry House, Leeds."
Meanwhile, we began receiving reports that a road in Armley had been closed off by police.placeholder image
Meanwhile, we began receiving reports that a road in Armley had been closed off by police.
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