Pair held over hit-and-run
Updated on 03 November 2007
Extra time has been granted to detectives questioning two people after a police officer was critically injured in a hit-and-run.
Detective Constable Catherine Corbett and three other officers, all from West Midlands Police, were attempting to arrest a man near Heathrow Airport on Friday.
DC Corbett, 39, was hit as the suspect reversed away from the scene in a blue Peugeot 207, and two other male officers sustained minor injuries.
Police arrested a 41-year-old man in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, on suspicion of her attempted murder.
A woman in her early 30s was also arrested in connection with the incident after she went to a London police station.
A magistrate on Saturday extended the custody time limit for the pair, Scotland Yard said.
DC Corbett remained in a critical condition after undergoing surgery on Friday night and was in the neurological unit at Charing Cross Hospital, where her parents were at her bedside.
Ms Corbett, who was awarded a commendation for outstanding work in 1993, had been in London for two days investigating the case before the incident.
The fraud suspect had been wanted for approximately a year, police said.
© Independent Television News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.
These news feeds are provided by an independent third party and Channel 4 is not responsible or liable to you for the same.
