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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 in Central America, was detained at 0925 GMT at Manchester Airport on suspicion of fraud. | |
| She was held at the airport for about three hours before being driven to Hartlepool police station. | |
| Cleveland Police have already charged Mr Darwin with deception offences. | |
| Questioning | Questioning |
| A spokeswoman for the force confirmed Mrs Darwin's arrest. | |
| She said: "Anne Darwin has been arrested and detained by police at Manchester Airport, having returned this morning on an overnight flight from Atlanta." | She said: "Anne Darwin has been arrested and detained by police at Manchester Airport, having returned this morning on an overnight flight from Atlanta." |
| Mrs Darwin's detention follows the arrest of Mr Darwin, 57, at his son's house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on Tuesday on suspicion of fraud. | |
| The couple were allegedly photographed together in Panama | The couple were allegedly photographed together in Panama |
| It had been thought the former prison officer had died at sea after the remains of his canoe were found on a beach in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, Teesside, in March 2002. | |
| But he turned up at a north London police station last weekend, claiming he could not remember what had happened to him. | But he turned up at a north London police station last weekend, claiming he could not remember what had happened to him. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Newspaper interviews | Newspaper interviews |
| After Mr Darwin turned up in London it emerged Mrs Darwin had recently moved to Panama, having sold the family home in Seaton Carew. | After Mr Darwin turned up in London it emerged Mrs Darwin had recently moved to Panama, having sold the family home in Seaton Carew. |
| Anne Darwin sold the couple's home in Seaton Carew | Anne Darwin sold the couple's home in Seaton Carew |
| A photograph then surfaced showing her alongside her husband in Panama last year. It has yet to be independently verified. | |
| Detectives had issued appeals for Mrs Darwin to get in touch with them. | Detectives had issued appeals for Mrs Darwin to get in touch with them. |
| 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. |
| Speaking before Mrs Darwin's return to Britain, Det Sgt Iain Henderson of Cleveland Police said he could not say whether further charges would be brought in the case. | Speaking before Mrs Darwin's return to Britain, Det Sgt Iain Henderson of Cleveland Police said he could not say whether further charges would be brought in the case. |
| He was also unable to say whether the investigation would be extended to include other members of the Darwin family. | He was also unable to say 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. |