'Siege' woman detained for tests

A woman who was arrested following a siege at a house in Cambridgeshire has been transferred to a psychiatric hospital under the Mental Health Act.

Police were called to the house in Cherry Hinton to reports of an armed siege.

The 27-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday. Two children, aged two and one, were taken into the care of Cambridgeshire Social Services.

Police said the psychiatric team had 28 days to assess the woman.

A search was made of the house, but no firearms were found.

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