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| The son of an elderly couple found dead more than 120 miles from their home has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | The son of an elderly couple found dead more than 120 miles from their home has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| The bodies of the 82-year-old man and 76-year-old woman were found at a house in Foxglove Way, Lincoln, on Wednesday. | The bodies of the 82-year-old man and 76-year-old woman were found at a house in Foxglove Way, Lincoln, on Wednesday. |
| Wiltshire police said the discovery followed a call to officers expressing concern about the welfare of the couple, who were from Swindon. | |
| A house in Thames Avenue, Swindon, has also been sealed off for examination by forensic science experts. | A house in Thames Avenue, Swindon, has also been sealed off for examination by forensic science experts. |
| Post-mortem examinations are expected to be carried out on the couple later. | Post-mortem examinations are expected to be carried out on the couple later. |
| The 43-year-old man is currently being questioned by police. | The 43-year-old man is currently being questioned by police. |
| The couple's relatives in Swindon have been informed Supt Steven Fulcher | |
| Police had appealed for information to trace the movements of a mushroom-coloured Nissan Micra car, registration WN07 CRO. | |
| It was later found in Newark, Nottinghamshire. | |
| The vehicle is believed to have travelled between Swindon and Lincoln sometime between Saturday and Tuesday. | The vehicle is believed to have travelled between Swindon and Lincoln sometime between Saturday and Tuesday. |
| Detectives have also appealed to any service stations in the Wiltshire and Lincolnshire areas to contact them if they recall or have CCTV coverage of the car being refuelled on their forecourts. | Detectives have also appealed to any service stations in the Wiltshire and Lincolnshire areas to contact them if they recall or have CCTV coverage of the car being refuelled on their forecourts. |
| Wiltshire Police are leading the investigation, with help from Lincolnshire officers. | |
| 'Bit shocking' | |
| Supt Steven Fulcher said: "The couple's relatives in Swindon have been informed... and are currently being supported by specially trained Wiltshire Police Family Liaison Officers. | |
| "We are unable to release the identities of the deceased as formal identification has not yet taken place." | "We are unable to release the identities of the deceased as formal identification has not yet taken place." |
| Carolyn Harrison, who lives near the house where the bodies were found, said: "As far as I was aware there was nobody living there but there was somebody living there two or three years ago." | Carolyn Harrison, who lives near the house where the bodies were found, said: "As far as I was aware there was nobody living there but there was somebody living there two or three years ago." |
| Another neighbour, Lyn Taylor, added: "It's a bit shocking, you don't expect it in your own neighbourhood." | Another neighbour, Lyn Taylor, added: "It's a bit shocking, you don't expect it in your own neighbourhood." |