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03/07/2008
Man Arrested Over Holiday Grandmother Death
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a British grandmother who was found dead in Tunisia.
Durham Police say that Pauline Richardson, 64, of Bishop Auckland, was found dead on Tuesday in Port Elkantaoui.
A Tunisian man has been arrested in connection with her death.
A Durham Police spokesman said Mrs Richardson, a widow, was a "regular visitor" to the country and had been on holiday with friends.
"Durham Police are liaising with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and providing support for her family," he said.
He added that a "stunned family" were trying to come to terms "with the death of a loved one in Tunisia".
It is reported that Mrs Richardson's daughter, Beverley Sains, her husband Mark and children, Richard, 22 and Natalie, 10 are "devastated" by the news.
Mrs Sains said in a statement that her mother was a "lovely person" who was "bubbly, friendly, caring to everyone" and "full of life".
"To be told that she has been killed is so hard to accept. It has left us all totally numb," she said.
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Durham Police say that Pauline Richardson, 64, of Bishop Auckland, was found dead on Tuesday in Port Elkantaoui.
A Tunisian man has been arrested in connection with her death.
A Durham Police spokesman said Mrs Richardson, a widow, was a "regular visitor" to the country and had been on holiday with friends.
"Durham Police are liaising with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and providing support for her family," he said.
He added that a "stunned family" were trying to come to terms "with the death of a loved one in Tunisia".
It is reported that Mrs Richardson's daughter, Beverley Sains, her husband Mark and children, Richard, 22 and Natalie, 10 are "devastated" by the news.
Mrs Sains said in a statement that her mother was a "lovely person" who was "bubbly, friendly, caring to everyone" and "full of life".
"To be told that she has been killed is so hard to accept. It has left us all totally numb," she said.
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