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| Officer quizzed on 'murder' crash | Officer quizzed on 'murder' crash |
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| Detectives have more time to question a police officer on suspicion of the murder of his partner who was found fatally injured after a car crash. | |
| Claire Howarth, an officer from Greater Manchester Police (GMP), was cut free from the driver's seat of her BMW on Tottington Road, Harwood, on Thursday. | Claire Howarth, an officer from Greater Manchester Police (GMP), was cut free from the driver's seat of her BMW on Tottington Road, Harwood, on Thursday. |
| Detectives are investigating the possibility the 31-year-old suffered severe head trauma before the smash. | |
| Cheshire Police officer Martin Alex Forshaw, 26, remains in custody. | |
| Detectives have until Saturday evening to charge or release him. | |
| BBC News understands the couple were due to be married at the weekend. | |
| 'Severe trauma' | 'Severe trauma' |
| Police were informed by the ambulance service that Miss Howarth's silver BMW had left the road in the early hours of Thursday. | |
| She was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital with severe head injuries, but died later. | She was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital with severe head injuries, but died later. |
| Mr Forshaw, who lived with Miss Howarth at a house in Meadow Way, Tottington, was later arrested. | Mr Forshaw, who lived with Miss Howarth at a house in Meadow Way, Tottington, was later arrested. |
| Forensic officers have examined the crashed BMW | Forensic officers have examined the crashed BMW |
| Police revealed on Friday that a post-mortem examination concluded she died as a result of severe head trauma. | Police revealed on Friday that a post-mortem examination concluded she died as a result of severe head trauma. |
| The couple's home has been cordoned off and and forensic science officers have been at the scene. | The couple's home has been cordoned off and and forensic science officers have been at the scene. |
| On Thursday, Greater Manchester Police paid tribute to Miss Howarth, who had just become a constable after two years as a student officer. | On Thursday, Greater Manchester Police paid tribute to Miss Howarth, who had just become a constable after two years as a student officer. |
| Ch Supt John O'Hare said: "Claire was a really positive officer. She was highly-regarded by all her colleagues and myself. | Ch Supt John O'Hare said: "Claire was a really positive officer. She was highly-regarded by all her colleagues and myself. |
| "Our thoughts are with Claire's family and friends at this very difficult time and they are absolutely distraught, as we all are." | "Our thoughts are with Claire's family and friends at this very difficult time and they are absolutely distraught, as we all are." |