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An off-duty police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife at their home.An off-duty police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife at their home.
Police were called to an address in Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, soon after 1pm on Thursday and arrested a 49-year-old man who is a serving officer with Northamptonshire police.Police were called to an address in Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, soon after 1pm on Thursday and arrested a 49-year-old man who is a serving officer with Northamptonshire police.
He has been taken into custody and will be questioned by detectives in due course.He has been taken into custody and will be questioned by detectives in due course.
A postmortem examination will be carried out later by a Home Office pathologist in Leicester and the investigation will be led by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, headed by Detective Superintendant Kate Meynell. A postmortem examination will be carried out later by a Home Office pathologist in Leicester and the investigation will be led by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, headed by Det Supt Kate Meynell.
It will be carried out by officers, including scenes of crime specialists, drafted in from across the region, but will not include anyone from Northamptonshire police, the force said.It will be carried out by officers, including scenes of crime specialists, drafted in from across the region, but will not include anyone from Northamptonshire police, the force said.
Meynell said: “A full and proper investigation is taking place. Northamptonshire police will not be making any further comment on this investigation at this stage.”Meynell said: “A full and proper investigation is taking place. Northamptonshire police will not be making any further comment on this investigation at this stage.”
The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission as a matter of course.The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission as a matter of course.