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| Canoeist wife arrested back in UK | Canoeist wife arrested back in UK |
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| The wife of John Darwin, the canoeist who turned up after being presumed dead, has been arrested as she arrived back in the UK. | The wife of John Darwin, the canoeist who turned up after being presumed dead, has been arrested as she arrived back in the UK. |
| Anne Darwin, who had been living in Panama, was arrested at 0925 GMT at Manchester Airport. | |
| She was detained over allegations of fraud and is expected to face questioning by detectives later. | She was detained over allegations of fraud and is expected to face questioning by detectives later. |
| Cleveland Police have already charged John Darwin, 57, a former prison officer, with deception offences. | Cleveland Police have already charged John Darwin, 57, a former prison officer, with deception offences. |
| A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police confirmed the force had arrested "a 55-year-old woman" in connection with allegations of fraud as part of an investigation being headed by police in Cleveland. | |
| She said the woman would be taken away by Cleveland police to be questioned. | |
| There has been no confirmation of which flight Mrs Darwin arrived on, or of reports armed police boarded the plane to arrest her after it landed. | |
| Mrs Darwin's detention follows the arrest of Mr Darwin, who turned up at a north London police station last weekend, after being presumed dead since 2002. | |
| He is due before Hartlepool magistrates on Monday charged with obtaining life insurance money by deception and making an untrue statement to get a passport. | He is due before Hartlepool magistrates on Monday charged with obtaining life insurance money by deception and making an untrue statement to get a passport. |
| Newspaper interviews | Newspaper interviews |
| Mrs Darwin recently moved to Panama, having sold the family home in Seaton Carew, Teesside. | Mrs Darwin recently moved to Panama, having sold the family home in Seaton Carew, Teesside. |
| A photograph showing her with her husband in Panama last year has not been independently verified. | A photograph showing her with her husband in Panama last year has not been independently verified. |
| Before she flew back to Britain, it was believed she had flown from Panama - where she had recently moved - to Florida. | |
| Detectives had been in the dark as to if, and when, she intended to return to the UK. | |
| Anne Darwin sold the couple's home in Seaton Carew | Anne Darwin sold the couple's home in Seaton Carew |
| Now they will be able to question her about details of interviews she has given to newspaper journalists. | Now they will be able to question her about details of interviews she has given to newspaper journalists. |
| Mr Darwin was declared dead by the Hartlepool coroner in 2003. He had not been seen since March 2002 before he walked into a police station last weekend, claiming amnesia. | Mr Darwin was declared dead by the Hartlepool coroner in 2003. He had not been seen since March 2002 before he walked into a police station last weekend, claiming amnesia. |
| He was arrested at his son's house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on Tuesday on suspicion of fraud. | He was arrested at his son's house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on Tuesday on suspicion of fraud. |
| Police said an application would be made on Monday to keep him in custody, where he was said to be "fit and well" on Saturday night. | Police said an application would be made on Monday to keep him in custody, where he was said to be "fit and well" on Saturday night. |
| Det Sgt Henderson said he could not say whether further charges would be brought in the case, or whether the investigation would be extended to include other members of the Darwin family. | Det Sgt Henderson said he could not say whether further charges would be brought in the case, or whether the investigation would be extended to include other members of the Darwin family. |
| The couple's sons, Anthony and Mark, previously released a statement saying they had been through a "rollercoaster of emotions" after finding out their father was alive. | The couple's sons, Anthony and Mark, previously released a statement saying they had been through a "rollercoaster of emotions" after finding out their father was alive. |