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| Canoeist's wife 'to be arrested' | Canoeist's wife 'to be arrested' |
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| The wife of "missing" canoeist John Darwin will be arrested on her return to the UK, Cleveland Police have said. | |
| Mr Darwin is being held on suspicion of fraud following his reappearance after apparently dying at sea in 2002. | Mr Darwin is being held on suspicion of fraud following his reappearance after apparently dying at sea in 2002. |
| Reports have suggested his wife, Anne, who moved to Panama last month, is already on her way back to Britain. | Reports have suggested his wife, Anne, who moved to Panama last month, is already on her way back to Britain. |
| She is quoted in newspapers as begging her two sons to forgive her, but has maintained she acted in good faith when cashing her husband's life insurance. | She is quoted in newspapers as begging her two sons to forgive her, but has maintained she acted in good faith when cashing her husband's life insurance. |
| Extra time | Extra time |
| Mr Darwin, 57, walked into a London police station on 1 December after going missing off the coast of Hartlepool in March 2002 in what had been believed to be a canoeing tragedy. | Mr Darwin, 57, walked into a London police station on 1 December after going missing off the coast of Hartlepool in March 2002 in what had been believed to be a canoeing tragedy. |
| He was later held by Cleveland Police on suspicion of fraud and taken to Kirkleatham Police Station in Teesside. On Thursday night, detectives were granted an extra 12 hours to question him. | He was later held by Cleveland Police on suspicion of fraud and taken to Kirkleatham Police Station in Teesside. On Thursday night, detectives were granted an extra 12 hours to question him. |
| The wreckage of John Darwin's canoe was found in March 2002 | The wreckage of John Darwin's canoe was found in March 2002 |
| Officers have said that if Mrs Darwin, 55, flies back to the UK later, she will also be arrested on suspicion of the same crime. | Officers have said that if Mrs Darwin, 55, flies back to the UK later, she will also be arrested on suspicion of the same crime. |
| She is quoted in both the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail on Friday saying she has been living her life "as a lie, constantly looking over my shoulder". | She is quoted in both the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail on Friday saying she has been living her life "as a lie, constantly looking over my shoulder". |
| "I was never totally relaxed: always on edge and knowing the truth could come out at any time," she is reported to have told journalists. | "I was never totally relaxed: always on edge and knowing the truth could come out at any time," she is reported to have told journalists. |
| The papers also report her apologising to her sons, Anthony and Mark. | The papers also report her apologising to her sons, Anthony and Mark. |
| "What kind of a mother am I?," she said. | "What kind of a mother am I?," she said. |
| 'Furious' | 'Furious' |
| The brothers, who both recently left their jobs, have said they want nothing more to do with their mother or father. | The brothers, who both recently left their jobs, have said they want nothing more to do with their mother or father. |
| They insist they did not know their father was alive and say they are furious at being made the victims of what they describe as a "big scam". | They insist they did not know their father was alive and say they are furious at being made the victims of what they describe as a "big scam". |
| The lure of Panama | The lure of Panama |
| In a statement released through Cleveland Police, they said: "How could our mam continue to let us believe our dad had died when he was very much alive?" | In a statement released through Cleveland Police, they said: "How could our mam continue to let us believe our dad had died when he was very much alive?" |
| Mrs Darwin, who sold the family home on Teesside and moved to Panama six weeks ago, has already admitted to newspapers that a photo of her and her husband taken last year in the Central American country was genuine. | Mrs Darwin, who sold the family home on Teesside and moved to Panama six weeks ago, has already admitted to newspapers that a photo of her and her husband taken last year in the Central American country was genuine. |
| A neighbour of the Darwins in Panama City, Patricia Centella de Lopez, told the BBC the couple arrived in July. | A neighbour of the Darwins in Panama City, Patricia Centella de Lopez, told the BBC the couple arrived in July. |
| The Daily Mirror says Mrs Darwin would not say exactly when she found out her husband was still alive, but the paper quotes her as saying the reason her husband travelled back to the UK may have been because he missed his sons. | The Daily Mirror says Mrs Darwin would not say exactly when she found out her husband was still alive, but the paper quotes her as saying the reason her husband travelled back to the UK may have been because he missed his sons. |
| She is reported to have said that it was a joint decision to go to Panama and when she arrived there, her husband was waiting for her. | She is reported to have said that it was a joint decision to go to Panama and when she arrived there, her husband was waiting for her. |
| Cleveland Police have said Mr Darwin will appear before magistrates later on Friday when it is likely they will apply for another extension to his detention period. | Cleveland Police have said Mr Darwin will appear before magistrates later on Friday when it is likely they will apply for another extension to his detention period. |
| Have you met John and Anne Darwin? Do you know Anne in Panama? What is your reaction to this story? Tell us your thoughts by filling in the form below. | Have you met John and Anne Darwin? Do you know Anne in Panama? What is your reaction to this story? Tell us your thoughts by filling in the form below. |