A second man has been arrested after a pregnant woman’s body was found in a burning van, which she may have been alive in when it was set alight.
Samantha Natalie Phythian was discovered after police were alerted to a burning van on Gas Works Lane in Prestatyn, North Wales, at around 11.30pm last Sunday.
Post-mortem examinations revealed Ms Phythian, from Rhyl, was pregnant at the time of her death, North Wales Police have said.
A murder probe was launched and a second man, 47, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson and possession with intent to supply drugs.
Thomas Matthew
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