Man arrested after 92-year-old woman murdered in Hampshire village is bailed until April
and live on Freeview channel 276
On Friday, October 7 last year, police found the body of 92-year-old Margaret Mclean at her home in Chase Grove, Waltham Chase, near Bishop's Waltham. Police had been called just after midnight, they said.
SEE ALSO: Chichester man fighting for his life in hospital after crashing car on A3 near Petersfield
A man in his 70s, and known to the woman, was arrested on suspicion of murder as part of police enquiries. He was initially bailed until November 4 by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, but had his bail extended to January 7.
![Police were called to the woman's home in October last year](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVjMmVjYjkwLWZjNzQtNDU3Zi1iOWJjLTZjYjY5ZmU0NzJhODoyZjk2ZDg4ZS0yNjJkLTQ0NjQtYjA3NS1iYmU1ZWIzYjBkOGE=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Police were called to the woman's home in October last year](/img/placeholder.png)
Now, his bail has been extended again to April 7.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdIn a statement to The News when the murder investigation was launched, a spokeswoman for the police force said: ‘Police were called to the report of a death of a woman in her 90s at an address in Chase Grove.
‘A man in his 70s has been arrested on suspicion of murder as part of enquiries.’