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Police recover wrecked vehicle from cliffs

Cameron WeldonChannel Islands
News imagePetra Kotkova/BBC A Chinook helicopter which has a long body is in the air with a cradle containing a vehicle suspended from a line above a flat area of land. It is late in the day so the light is low and the shot was taken from a distance.Petra Kotkova/BBC
A Chinook dropped off the vehicle at Port Soif

Police investigating the murder of a woman in Alderney have recovered a wrecked vehicle at the base of cliffs.

The body of 34-year-old Hannah Benfield, nee Cox, was found in the sea in the west of the island on 28 September and her husband, Simon Benfield, 44, has been charged with her murder.

Guernsey Police said a vehicle identified at the base of a cliff during a search operation had now been recovered.

The force said it requested support from the Ministry of Defence, which used a Chinook helicopter to lift the vehicle out before it was transported to Guernsey.

News imageGuernsey Police Hannah Benfield is smiling and has long straight brown hair. She is wearing a white top.Guernsey Police
Hannah Benfield's body was found in September

Guernsey Police said a "significant cordon" was in place around the headland during the operation and the vehicle was transferred to Port Soif.

Officers also received support in securing the vehicle from a specialist ropes team from Avon and Somerset Police.

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