Husband arrested over Melsonby postmistress murder

• The husband of a postmistress who was found dead at her village store in North Yorkshire has been arrested in connection with her murder.
  
  Robin Garbutt, 44, was being questioned by detectives in connection with the death of his wife, Diana.
  
  Mrs Garbutt, 40, was found dead in the upstairs living quarters of Melsonby Post Office, on 23 March.
  
  North Yorkshire Police said a 44-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday and was being questioned by detectives.
  
  Det Supt Lewis Raw, senior investigating officer, said: "The tragic death of Diana Garbutt three weeks ago has had a significant impact on people living in Melsonby and Richmondshire as a whole.
  
  "It has also captured the concern and sympathy of the wider community due to the high level of media coverage of this case.

  "I would again like to offer my sincere gratitude for the overwhelming support and understanding local people have given the police throughout this very complex investigation."
  
  The murder investigation began early on the morning of 23 March after police responded to reports of a robbery at the post office in East Road and discovered Mrs Garbutts body.
  
  Detectives later said she had suffered serious head injuries.
  
  In March last year two men escaped with cash and stamps from the post office in an armed robbery.
  
  People in the village said the couple considered leaving the village after the raid and put the business up for sale but it appeared they had recently decided to stay.
  
  She loved her life
  
  Residents said the Garbutts moved to Melsonby about seven years ago from the York area and had been married for about the same time. They do not have children.
  
  After her daughters death, Mrs Garbutts mother, Agnes Gaylor, said the last few years in Melsonby had been the happiest of her daughters life.
  
  "She was content, she loved her life," she said as she appealed for information to help the police investigation.
  
  "She didnt deserve to be taken like this, nobody does. But she, of all people, did not deserve to be taken this way."
  
  Source: BBC News