Rebekah Brooks and Husband Among the 6 Arrested in connection with Phone Hacking Case

Former News Of The World editor Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie are among six people arrested by police investigating phone hacking, according to Sky sources.

Police said five men and one woman were detained on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

The co-ordinated arrests were made by officers from Operation Weeting, the Metropolitan Police investigation into illegal hacking of voicemail messages.

In a statement, Scotland Yard gave the following details:

:: A 49-year-old man was arrested at his home address in Oxfordshire and is being interviewed at a Buckinghamshire Police Station.

:: A 43-year-old woman was arrested at her home address in Oxfordshire and is being interviewed at an Oxfordshire police station.

:: A 39-year-old man was arrested at his home address in Hampshire and is being interviewed at a southwest London police station.

:: A 46-year-old man was arrested at his home address in west London and is being interviewed at a central London police station.

:: A 38-year-old man was arrested at his home address in Hertfordshire and is being interviewed at a central London police station.

:: A 48-year-old man was arrested at a business address in east London and is being interviewed at an east London police station.

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