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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, police have said. | The wife of "missing" canoeist John Darwin will be arrested on her return to the UK, police have said. |
| Reports have suggested Anne Darwin, 55, who moved to Panama last month, is already on her way back to Britain. | Reports have suggested Anne Darwin, 55, who moved to Panama last month, is already on her way back to Britain. |
| Mr Darwin, 57, who reappeared last weekend after he was believed to have drowned at sea near Hartlepool in 2002, is being held on suspicion of fraud. | Mr Darwin, 57, who reappeared last weekend after he was believed to have drowned at sea near Hartlepool in 2002, is being held on suspicion of fraud. |
| He has been driven to court in Hartlepool where Cleveland Police will ask for more time to question him. | |
| Mrs Darwin has maintained she acted in good faith when cashing her husband's life insurance. | Mrs Darwin has maintained she acted in good faith when cashing her husband's life insurance. |
| She is quoted in newspapers as begging her two sons, Anthony and Mark, to forgive her, saying: "What kind of a mother am I?" | She is quoted in newspapers as begging her two sons, Anthony and Mark, to forgive her, saying: "What kind of a mother am I?" |
| Extra time | Extra time |
| Mr Darwin walked into a London police station on 1 December, more than five years after going missing off Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, in March 2002 in what had been believed to be a canoeing tragedy. | Mr Darwin walked into a London police station on 1 December, more than five years after going missing off Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, in March 2002 in what had been believed to be a canoeing tragedy. |
| He is now being questioned by Cleveland Police at Kirkleatham Police Station in Teesside. | He is now being questioned by Cleveland Police at Kirkleatham Police Station in Teesside. |
| On Thursday night, detectives were granted an extra 12 hours to question him, and on Friday they will return to Hartlepool Magistrates' Court to ask for a maximum of another 72 hours. | On Thursday night, detectives were granted an extra 12 hours to question him, and on Friday they will return to Hartlepool Magistrates' Court to ask for a maximum of another 72 hours. |
| The wreckage of John Darwin's canoe was found in March 2002 | The wreckage of John Darwin's canoe was found in March 2002 |
| Police say they want to speak to Mrs Darwin "as a matter of urgency" if she does return to the UK. | Police say they want to speak to Mrs Darwin "as a matter of urgency" if she does return to the UK. |
| She is quoted in both the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail as 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 as 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. |
| 'Furious' | 'Furious' |
| Her sons, who both recently left their jobs, have said they want nothing more to do with their mother or father. | Her sons, 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 is 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 is genuine. |
| A neighbour of the Darwins in Panama City, Patricia Centella de Lopez, told the BBC that Mr Darwin had arrived in July. | A neighbour of the Darwins in Panama City, Patricia Centella de Lopez, told the BBC that Mr Darwin had 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. |
| Have you met John and Anne Darwin? Did you know Anne in Panama? What is your reaction to this story? Have you ever "disappeared" for a time? Send us your comments by filling in the form below. | Have you met John and Anne Darwin? Did you know Anne in Panama? What is your reaction to this story? Have you ever "disappeared" for a time? Send us your comments by filling in the form below. |