Arrest After Woman's Body Found in Field

14 May 2010, 07:25 | Updated: 14 May 2010, 07:28

A 49 year-old woman has been arrested after the body of another woman was found in a field near Canterbury.

Karen Barton, who was 51, had been stabbed.

Her body was found in a field in Chartham by people out walking a dog in the early hours of Sunday (9th May).

Today a police spokeswoman said a 49-year-old woman was arrested overnight in Chilham on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody.