Police dig up garden of Baptist minister's Milton Keynes home as part of murder probe

Police have dug up a Baptist minister's garden as part of a murder and fraud investigation following the deaths of two pensioners.

By The Newsroom

Published 17th Jan 2018, 16:18 BST

Updated 17th Jan 2018, 16:22 BST

Witnesses have described how police descended on the church-owned home of Rev Ian Field and his wife Beverley early on Tuesday morning and arrested his 22-year-old son Thomas.

“They seemed to be searching the house and then they started digging up the garden. It was mostly laid to grass and they made a quite a mess. Nobody knows what they were looking for.”

The Wellingborough road property now appears to be unoccupied.

The Field’s older son Ben, 27, has also been arrested.

Milton Keynes church minister’s two sons are arrested as part of double murder investigation

Milton Keynes man arrested as part of ‘Midsomer Murders’ type investigation into deaths of two pensioners

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