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27/01/2006
Five arrested over elderly couple murder
Police investigating the murder of an elderly married couple in Kent have arrested five people.
On Friday morning, two adults and three juveniles were arrested on suspicion of the murders of Terence Martin, 72, and his wife Vera, 78.
They are now being questioned at a number of different police stations in Kent.
The couple's bodies were found by a relative at their home in Abbey Street, Faversham, around 8:45am on Wednesday morning.
They had last been seen on the afternoon of January 21.
Post-mortem examinations revealed that the couple died from multiple injuries in a violent attack.
Police confirmed that there were signs that a struggle had taken place and that the property had been searched.
The couple's car, a Daihatsu Sirion, was found burnt out on Monday evening, off Bysingwood Road in Faversham.
Officers have been conducting house-to-house inquiries in Abbey Street and in the town and are also studying CCTV footage.
Detective Chief Inspector Dean Barnes described the murder has "appalling" and repeated calls for information. He said: "We urgently want to talk to anyone who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously around the couple's home and we also want more information regarding the couple, who were last seen on early Saturday afternoon in Abbey Street.
"We also need to locate where their car travelled from this time until it was found burned out on Monday evening."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 01622 690690 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.
(KMcA)
On Friday morning, two adults and three juveniles were arrested on suspicion of the murders of Terence Martin, 72, and his wife Vera, 78.
They are now being questioned at a number of different police stations in Kent.
The couple's bodies were found by a relative at their home in Abbey Street, Faversham, around 8:45am on Wednesday morning.
They had last been seen on the afternoon of January 21.
Post-mortem examinations revealed that the couple died from multiple injuries in a violent attack.
Police confirmed that there were signs that a struggle had taken place and that the property had been searched.
The couple's car, a Daihatsu Sirion, was found burnt out on Monday evening, off Bysingwood Road in Faversham.
Officers have been conducting house-to-house inquiries in Abbey Street and in the town and are also studying CCTV footage.
Detective Chief Inspector Dean Barnes described the murder has "appalling" and repeated calls for information. He said: "We urgently want to talk to anyone who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously around the couple's home and we also want more information regarding the couple, who were last seen on early Saturday afternoon in Abbey Street.
"We also need to locate where their car travelled from this time until it was found burned out on Monday evening."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on: 01622 690690 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.
(KMcA)
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