A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Londonderry.

Police were called to a property in Summer Meadows Mews at around 10:20 GMT on Saturday.

A woman was found injured at the scene, she was taken to hospital and has since died.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

In a statement Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson said there is "shock and devastation" across Derry after a woman was found dead in the Waterside area of the city.

"Our heartfelt thoughts are with this woman's loved ones as they face the unimaginable loss which this horrific crime has brought upon them."

"A young woman's life was taken in the latest act of violence against women and girls and I appeal to anyone with information to bring it forward to the PSNI," she added.

Ferguson said: "The Executive's Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls sets out how it aims to tackle this scourge in our society".

"But we must all do more to confront the causes and cultures behind this violence and to do everything possible to bring the harm and abuse of women to an end."

In a post on social media, SDLP MLA Mark H. Durkan said it was "heartbreaking and horrific news that a young lady has been murdered in Derry".

He said he was "thinking of everyone affected" by the incident.

"Nobody moreso than the family and friends of that poor girl," he added.