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Armed police storm train after teacher is found dead in Kent village | Armed police storm train after teacher is found dead in Kent village |
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Armed police who stormed a commuter train are understood to have been searching for the husband of a primary school teacher who was found dead in their Kent village bungalow on Thursday. | |
Police later arrested Stuart Andrews, 54, in connection with the death of his wife Caroline, 52, a supply teacher at the Benenden Church of England primary. A postmortem took place on Friday and the death is being treated as a murder. | Police later arrested Stuart Andrews, 54, in connection with the death of his wife Caroline, 52, a supply teacher at the Benenden Church of England primary. A postmortem took place on Friday and the death is being treated as a murder. |
Stuart Andrews was discovered with serious injuries in London, and is being detained in hospital as he receives treatment. | Stuart Andrews was discovered with serious injuries in London, and is being detained in hospital as he receives treatment. |
The couple are believed to have four children and to have lived in the village – home of the exclusive Benenden school – for two years. | The couple are believed to have four children and to have lived in the village – home of the exclusive Benenden school – for two years. |
The hunt for Andrews involved more than 30 officers boarding a London train from Gillingham and searching for more than an hour, with witness footage showing police holding guns standing in the aisles. | The hunt for Andrews involved more than 30 officers boarding a London train from Gillingham and searching for more than an hour, with witness footage showing police holding guns standing in the aisles. |
Police kept the train at Gillingham for 1hr 30 mins looking for the suspect and weapon. We're STILL HERE pic.twitter.com/s8dMGItYaY | Police kept the train at Gillingham for 1hr 30 mins looking for the suspect and weapon. We're STILL HERE pic.twitter.com/s8dMGItYaY |
In the footage posted online, commuters can be heard asking police why they are being held, with one agitated passenger shouting: “I’m claustrophobic. Let me off the train so I can breathe.” Others ask if there is a gun or a bomb on the train, with police then confirming they are looking for a suspect. | |
A spokesman for Kent police said on Friday: “Police searches throughout parts of Kent, including the rail network, had been ongoing since the afternoon of 4 February and the man was located in the London area this afternoon and taken to a hospital for treatment to injuries.” | A spokesman for Kent police said on Friday: “Police searches throughout parts of Kent, including the rail network, had been ongoing since the afternoon of 4 February and the man was located in the London area this afternoon and taken to a hospital for treatment to injuries.” |
Gill Knox, the headteacher of the school where Mrs Andrews had been teaching, said the pupils and staff were “shocked and saddened”. | Gill Knox, the headteacher of the school where Mrs Andrews had been teaching, said the pupils and staff were “shocked and saddened”. |
“Caroline and her family live in the village and are well known at the school. Caroline has been a loved and well-respected supply teacher for a number of years who has enriched the lives of the many children she taught,” she said. | “Caroline and her family live in the village and are well known at the school. Caroline has been a loved and well-respected supply teacher for a number of years who has enriched the lives of the many children she taught,” she said. |
“At the present time we cannot comment on what has happened but our thoughts and prayers are with her family and all who knew her and will miss her.” | “At the present time we cannot comment on what has happened but our thoughts and prayers are with her family and all who knew her and will miss her.” |
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