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| Freddie Starr returns to police station to answer further questions | Freddie Starr returns to police station to answer further questions |
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| The comedian Freddie Starr returned to a police station to answer further questions on Friday following his arrest and bailing on suspicion of sexual offences on Thursday. | The comedian Freddie Starr returned to a police station to answer further questions on Friday following his arrest and bailing on suspicion of sexual offences on Thursday. |
| Starr was being interviewed by detectives on Friday, the Metropolitan police confirmed. He was later bailed again. | Starr was being interviewed by detectives on Friday, the Metropolitan police confirmed. He was later bailed again. |
| He was being questioned by detectives from Operation Yewtree, the Scotland Yard investigation into alleged sex abuse by Jimmy Savile and others. | He was being questioned by detectives from Operation Yewtree, the Scotland Yard investigation into alleged sex abuse by Jimmy Savile and others. |
| Starr was first interviewed by police on Thursday following his arrest at 5.45pm. He was released between 1am and 1.30am on Friday morning and returned to his Warwickshire home. | Starr was first interviewed by police on Thursday following his arrest at 5.45pm. He was released between 1am and 1.30am on Friday morning and returned to his Warwickshire home. |
| Last month Starr branded Savile "despicable" and "disgusting" and urged police to interview him so he could clear his name. | Last month Starr branded Savile "despicable" and "disgusting" and urged police to interview him so he could clear his name. |
| Starr is the second person to be arrested by police in relation to Operation Yewtree. | Starr is the second person to be arrested by police in relation to Operation Yewtree. |
| Gary Glitter was arrested at his home early on Sunday and released on police bail until mid-December after almost 10 hours in custody. | Gary Glitter was arrested at his home early on Sunday and released on police bail until mid-December after almost 10 hours in custody. |
| Scotland Yard detectives working on Operation Yewtree have received information from more than 300 alleged victims of Savile, and further arrests are expected. | Scotland Yard detectives working on Operation Yewtree have received information from more than 300 alleged victims of Savile, and further arrests are expected. |
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