Hannah police arrest suspect's wife

Hannah police arrest suspect's wife

Hannah was last seen after a night out in Southampton

The wife of a prime suspect for the murder of Hannah Foster has been arrested for questioning, police have said.

Last week it emerged that a man police described as "a strong suspect" left the country for India two days after Hannah's body was found.

Hampshire Police spokeswoman confirmed that the suspect's wife, in her 30s, had been arrested for questioning.

She was later released on police bail pending further inquiries.

Extradition procedures

Detectives investigating the 17-year-old's rape and murder are working with Interpol to trace the suspect, who they have declined to name, in India.

On Monday they confirmed that a file is being put together for extradition procedures should the man be detained.

Hannah was abducted in Portswood, Southampton, as she walked home from a night out with friends on 14 March.

Her body was found two days later by the side of a road in West End, around four miles from where she disappeared.

The suspect, who police have declined to name, is reported to have caught a flight to India on 18 March.

On Thursday, police cordoned off a house in Broadlands Road, Swaythling, and searched the premises.

Police had previously issued appeals to trace an Asian man who had talked to Hannah on two occasions close to her home and had called her by her name.

They were investigating the theory that Hannah had been stalked by that man.