Christchurch police have taken two men into custody following the death of a woman in Sockburn this afternoon.
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Emergency services responded to reports of a potential stabbing on Cheyenne Street at 4.20pm and arrived to find a woman critically injured.
Medical assistance was immediately provided, but she died at the scene a short time later.
"Two men were taken into custody nearby and are assisting police with our enquiries to establish exactly what has taken place," police said in a statement.
Anyone who was in the Cheyenne Street area around the time the woman was injured and may have information is asked to contact police on 105 and quote event number P051030807.
Cordons are in place in the area, police said.
