Emma Clay, who lived in Van Gogh Drive, was found just after 4am on Tuesday morning by another occupant of the house.Emergency services were called to the scene and police were initially treating the incident as suspicious.A 25-year-old local man was arrested in connection with Ms Clay’s death.He has been released on police bail to return to Spalding Police Station on April 11 pending further inquiries.A post mortem has been carried out but no definitive cause of death was found so more tests will be conducted.Ms Clay had worked at Empire World Trade in Pinchbeck for six years and was most recently a line supervisor.Operations manager Andrew Simkins paid tribute saying: “It will be a sad loss for us all.”She worked across a range of sites and people knew her very well. That makes it even more tragic.”Needless to say we are very shocked and saddened.”She was a valued member of staff and our sympathy goes out to all her family.”A neighbour of Ms Clay, who did not wish to be named, said: “It’s just shocking. You don’t want to hear about that kind of thing in your own street.”On the evening of her death Ms Clay had gone to the Robin Hood pub in Bourne Road where she was a regular.Landlords Debbie and Rex Andrew said she had been unusually sociable and had been chatting at the bar before going home around 6.30pm.They confirmed she was not drunk when she left the pub and had only come in with ??5.Mrs Andrew said: “Emma came in most evenings but she didn’t talk about her private life.”She just came in and had a laugh.”Last week’s Spalding Guardian reported on the inquest of Alastair Ross, who hanged himself.He was the boyfriend of Ms Clay at the time of his death.
