More time for murder questioning

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Police have been granted more time to question a 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the murders of his wife and their three children.

The bodies of Uzma Rahan, her two sons and daughter were found at their home in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester.

Rahan Arshad was arrested at Heathrow Airport after getting off an incoming flight from Bangkok, Thailand.

Greater Manchester Police have been given an extra 28 hours to question him, a spokeswoman said on Sunday.

Mrs Rahan and Adam, 11, Abbas, eight, and Henna, six, all died from head injuries, post-mortem examinations revealed.

Police believe their bodies could have been in the family home at Turves Road for up to four weeks.

Earlier this month, murder squad detectives arrested a 40-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman in connection with the killings. They were later released on police bail.

Uzma Rahan and her three children were found dead in the house

Det Supt Martin Bottomley, of Greater Manchester Police, said the family had lived in the house for about 18 months.

Mrs Rahan was from Pakistan but her husband is British-born.

Police knew Mr Arshad had left the UK on a flight bound for Thailand about four weeks ago.

His silver BMW 320 sports car was found at a Heathrow Airport car park.

Greater Manchester Police had been liaising with Thai police since the car was found on 21 August.

Mr Arshad was detained at the Padang Basar checkpoint in southern Thailand, on the border with Malaysia, while attempting to renew his visa to remain in the country.

Magistrates in Stockport granted an extension to the police questioning time, late on Saturday night.