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| Police get more time to question woodlands body suspect | Police get more time to question woodlands body suspect |
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| Police have been given more time to question a former detective who is being questioned on suspicion of murdering a female police officer. | |
| The body of the detective constable, who was in her 30s and whose family are from York, was found in Blackdown Woods near Lurgashall on Sunday. | The body of the detective constable, who was in her 30s and whose family are from York, was found in Blackdown Woods near Lurgashall on Sunday. |
| She has been named locally as mother-of two Heather Cooper, of West Street, Haslemere, Surrey. | She has been named locally as mother-of two Heather Cooper, of West Street, Haslemere, Surrey. |
| The man, 35, arrested on suspicion of murder is believed to be her partner. | The man, 35, arrested on suspicion of murder is believed to be her partner. |
| He used to be a detective with Surrey Police, where Ms Cooper, was a serving detective constable. | He used to be a detective with Surrey Police, where Ms Cooper, was a serving detective constable. |
| 'Completely shocked' | 'Completely shocked' |
| Surrey Police said on Tuesday afternoon they had been granted a further 36 hours to question him. | Surrey Police said on Tuesday afternoon they had been granted a further 36 hours to question him. |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later. | A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later. |
| Neighbours said Ms Cooper had a three-year-old child and a baby that was about one or two months old. | Neighbours said Ms Cooper had a three-year-old child and a baby that was about one or two months old. |
| One local resident, who did not want to be named, said: "Of course we're completely shocked. This is Haslemere, nothing every happens in Haslemere. | One local resident, who did not want to be named, said: "Of course we're completely shocked. This is Haslemere, nothing every happens in Haslemere. |
| "I think the most shocking thing is the destruction of a family... a family is utterly destroyed." | "I think the most shocking thing is the destruction of a family... a family is utterly destroyed." |
| An area of the woodland has been cordoned off while forensic officers carry out an investigation. | An area of the woodland has been cordoned off while forensic officers carry out an investigation. |
| The house in Haslemere also remains cordoned off while police forensic teams examine it. | The house in Haslemere also remains cordoned off while police forensic teams examine it. |
| A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said: "Following inquiries, officers attended an address in West Street, Haslemere, and then Blackdown Woods, near Lurgashall, where a search of the woodland led to the discovery of the body of a woman in her 30s." | A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said: "Following inquiries, officers attended an address in West Street, Haslemere, and then Blackdown Woods, near Lurgashall, where a search of the woodland led to the discovery of the body of a woman in her 30s." |
| Detectives have appealed for any witnesses who saw a silver BMW estate car in the area of West Street, Haslemere, and Tennyson's Lane near the Blackdown Woods car park between the hours of 11:00 and 23:00 BST on Sunday to contact them. | Detectives have appealed for any witnesses who saw a silver BMW estate car in the area of West Street, Haslemere, and Tennyson's Lane near the Blackdown Woods car park between the hours of 11:00 and 23:00 BST on Sunday to contact them. |
| Det Ch Insp Nick May, of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said officers were trying to build up a picture of events on Sunday. | Det Ch Insp Nick May, of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said officers were trying to build up a picture of events on Sunday. |