CuriousObserver1
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I have to say a spouse being arrested seems unusual to me. In the Libby Squires case just the suspect was arrested tho his wife was home. No mention made of her until after his conviction when police said she'd been helpful and media reported she'd been shocked.
In that particular case LE also spent considerable time searching the house. So I don't think arrest is necessary.
I don't think you can just arrest without any reason / evidence but I also think the bar is low. She clearly hasn't been arrested which requires a much higher level of evidence
Even more intriguing to me is the fact she's been bailed to return in April. Not charged but not released either.
IMO the suspect's spouse was completely blindsided as in her mind she thought suspect was a police officer and therefore suspect's work pattern gave room to easily cover what otherwise might be suspicious behaviour if suspect has a 9-5pm job. Her mother too was completely shocked it could be the suspect so she could not have had any concerns about suspect being anything other than as neighbours have said ie family orientated/friendly, otherwise likely to have told her mum. Then before she realised suspect was a suspect, the suspect may have told her things that would help cover suspect's tracks without her realising why. So when they raided the home she was in shock, saying what she believed was true (if up until that point she had zero reason to think suspect had done anything wrong) and she obviously could not confer with suspect there and then as they probably separated them - so they arrest her as they know they have evidence to prove what she is saying is not true, even though she thinks she is telling the truth. At that point no body, so LE acting urgently in case chance SE was still alive - by arresting her they can then get her to tell them everything she knows about suspect's movements. While questioning they realise she probably has nothing to do with it all, but need to bail her until they have got all the evidence they need - her children need her and she is probably deemed not a risk to leave, or will be put in a safe house with her children.
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