The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
A 30-year-old man from Spalding has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a 26-year-old woman’s body in a tent in a church graveyard.
Colette Law from Greenock in Scotland was found dead in St Mary’s and St Nicolas churchyard around 9pm on Monday, July 17.
She was named this morning (Friday) as Lincolnshire Police announced they’d made an arrest in connection with the incident.
A police spokesman said: “We can now confirm the identity of the 26-year-old woman whose body was found in the grounds of St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Spalding, as Colette Law, from Greenock. We are working with Police Scotland to support her family.
“We have arrested a 30-year-old man, from Spalding, on suspicion of murder; he remains in custody.”
Detective Inspector Richard Nethercott, who is leading the investigation, said: “We send our condolences to the family and friends of Colette, they are very much in our thoughts as we carry out our investigation.
“I know this tragic death will be unsettling. We are working hard to investigate the full circumstances to understand how Colette has died.”
“I would like to thank the local community for their help so far, and appeal for anyone who has any information that will assist our investigation to get in touch.
“I would also like anyone who has seen Colette Law between July 12 and July 17 to contact us so we can build a picture of her movements the days before she sadly died.
“Our investigation is on-going, and we await the result of a post mortem”
There are a number of ways to contact the investigation team. Please call 101 or email force.control@lincs.police.uk. Alternatively contact Crimestoppers-uk.org online or call 0800 555 111 anonymously.
