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Officer held over 'murder' crash Murder case police arrest officer
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A policeman has been arrested over the murder of a fellow officer whose car crashed in Greater Manchester. A policeman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after his partner and fellow officer, died in a car crash in Greater Manchester.
The 31-year-old woman, a serving officer with Greater Manchester Police, was driving a BMW which crashed on Thursday at Tottington Road, Harwood. Claire Howarth, 31, who served with GMP in the Rochdale area, was driving a BMW which crashed on Thursday on Tottington Road, Harwood.
Greater Manchester Police said they are investigating the possibility that the officer, who worked in Rochdale, was attacked before the accident. Greater Manchester Police said they were investigating whether the officer was attacked before the accident.
A 26-year-old policeman has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. The arrested officer, 26, is understood to serve with Cheshire Police.
He is due to be questioned by officers. He is due to be questioned by detectives.
Off-duty The pair were not on duty at the time of the crash.
The pair were not on duty at the time of the crash, Greater Manchester Police said. A police spokesperson said: "The woman was a serving GMP officer who worked in the Rochdale area.
"The woman was a serving GMP officer who worked in the Rochdale area," a police spokesman said.
"Formal identification and a post-mortem examination are yet to take place."Formal identification and a post-mortem examination are yet to take place.
"An investigation has been launched to establish how the victim sustained her injuries and the possibility she was attacked before the road traffic collision." "An investigation has been launched to establish how the victim sustained her injuries," the force said in a statement.