Dead nurse had been strangled
A NURSE found dead at the wheel of a crashed car had been strangled, police have revealed.
The body of Kate Mott, 35, from Southport, Merseyside, was discovered in the driver's seat of the vehicle on the edge of a nature reserve in Lancashire shortly after 8am on Thursday.
Detectives initially believed her death was due to an accident but a murder investigation was launched when the nature of her injuries became apparent.
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Hide AdA 31-year-old man, understood to be her husband, Brent Mott, also a nurse, was arrested on suspicion of murder. He is being held at a police station for questioning.
Mrs Mott, a mother of two, was found in a blue Ford Focus.