POLICE investigating the murder of a woman mowed down by her own car have been given more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of murder.

Officers were granted a warrant of further detention, to expire at midnight Sunday, to continue questioning the 23-year-old man arrested on Friday evening (January 15).

A 22 year old man arrested on Friday morning was released without charge on Saturday (January 16).

Both men are from Leigh, where Ms Hankey’s car was found abandoned at 10am on Friday.

Ms Hankey, 42, died after she was hit by her yellow MG as it was being stolen from outside her home on Prestt Grove, Worsley Mesnes, at about 4.20pm on Thursday, January 14.

She had left the engine running and gone into the house to collect her partner Jamie and Jamie’s son Tyler, 5.

When they came out they saw someone sat in the car and Ms Hankey stood in front of the vehicle to confront the driver, who drove away and ran her down.

She was taken to Wigan Royal Infirmary with head injuries, but died shortly afterwards.

Anyone with information should call the Major Incident Team on 0161 856 7259 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.