<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A woman in her 60s lay dead in a house for weeks before being found, police say.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man in his 50s from the same address has been arrested after the discovery in New Town in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/tasmania" rel="" target="" title="Tasmania "><span>Tasmania</span></a><span> in capital Hobart.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Detective Inspector David Gill said the woman was found dead in the home in Lissadell Court yesterday afternoon.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-politics-live-updates-donald-trump-iran-deal-may-18-iran-israel-middle-east-war-blog-rolling-updates/d6095f36-8d4c-426c-894f-cb7c5216861c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Senator says Trump 'stupid enough' to fight Israel's war</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say it's "believed the woman has been deceased within the residence for several weeks."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At this stage police are treating the woman's death as suspicious, however, we are keeping an open mind as to the possibility the woman's death may be the result of natural causes," Gill said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man was held for a mental health assessment.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/tasmania-woman-found-dead-in-home-may-have-been-there-for-weeks-police/f3890f2c-ebcf-4917-a188-7f0c78784394" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The discovery was made by somebody who visited the home and went in, finding the door open.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WORLD:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/ebola-outbreak-who-declares-global-health-emergency-over-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda/ff09de90-acae-434b-a102-87eea224d46f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Health experts 'very alarmed' as deadly virus breaks containment</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were called, and a crime scene was declared.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While a formal identification has not yet been undertaken, we believe the woman is aged in her 60s and she also resided at the Lissadell Court address," Gill said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"An autopsy has been scheduled for tomorrow morning to determine the cause of the woman's death."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>STATE OF ORIGIN LIVE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/state-of-origin/2026-teams-game-one-live-news-predictions-round-11-updates-nsw-blues-qld-maroons-predictions-confirmed-lists-20260515-p5zxu4.html" target="_blank"><strong><span>Ten debutants named as Blues and Maroons make gambles</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WATCH:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/fighter-jets-collide-us-air-force-base-air-show-idaho/27e0ff43-7d41-4a9a-b810-a82dd0b0ffe4" target="_blank"><strong><span>Horror moment fighter jets collide mid-air</span></strong></a></div></div>