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14/01/2009
Ninth Person Arrested Over Post Office Death
Police investigating the death of a sub-postmaster's son during an armed raid have arrested a ninth person.
Police confirmed four people were arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
Another four people were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, West Mercia Police said.
Another woman was arrested on Tuesday evening in Birmingham. She is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Craig Hodson-Walker, 29, was shot in the chest and died from gunshot wounds following a robbery in Fairfield, Worcestershire.
His 56-year-old father Ken was shot in the leg during the incident which took place at the village post office at 8.20am on Friday. He remains in a stable condition in hospital after surgery.
Three men wearing balaclavas, armed with a handgun and a sledgehammer, came into the post office and demanded money.
The men's getaway car - a silver Volkswagen Golf - was later found abandoned nearby in Bournheath Road.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact West Mercia Police or Crimestoppers.
A reward of £50,000 has been offered by the Post Office.
(JM/BMcC)
Police confirmed four people were arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
Another four people were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, West Mercia Police said.
Another woman was arrested on Tuesday evening in Birmingham. She is being held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Craig Hodson-Walker, 29, was shot in the chest and died from gunshot wounds following a robbery in Fairfield, Worcestershire.
His 56-year-old father Ken was shot in the leg during the incident which took place at the village post office at 8.20am on Friday. He remains in a stable condition in hospital after surgery.
Three men wearing balaclavas, armed with a handgun and a sledgehammer, came into the post office and demanded money.
The men's getaway car - a silver Volkswagen Golf - was later found abandoned nearby in Bournheath Road.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact West Mercia Police or Crimestoppers.
A reward of £50,000 has been offered by the Post Office.
(JM/BMcC)
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