LOUGHTON: Police given more time to question lake body suspect
POLICE have been granted another 36 hours to question a man arrested over the death of taxi driver Anthony Whitefield.
A severed arm belonging to Mr Whitefield, 47, was found by anglers in a lake off Greensted Road in Loughton on Tuesday (March 31).
Police divers found another arm belonging to Mr Whitefield at the lake on Saturday.
The father-of-five, of Bryony Close in Loughton, has not been seen since leaving his partner's house in Loughton on February 8.
A 53-year-old man from Loughton was arrested on Friday night (April 1) in connection with Mr Whitefield's death, and police have been granted a warrant to continue questioning him until 9.40pm this evening (Tuesday).
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