A mother-of-two has been found dead at the base of cliffs on a tiny Channel Island as a 44-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder.
Hannah Benfield’s body was discovered in the sea on the western end of Alderney on Monday.
A 44-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of murder.
He was initially receiving treatment in hospital but has since been held in police custody.
Guernsey Police have said that the suspected murder case on the island, which has a tiny population of just 2,167, is the first in 30 years.
The force said: ‘Alderney is a small, close-knit community, and the impact of an
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