More time to quiz man overcar bombing

Victoria Fabian, 32, was transferred to a London hospital for specialist treatment after she suffered terrible leg injuries in the explosion in a communal car park.

Doctors believe her unborn child escaped unharmed from the blast just after 1pm on Friday in the village of Vigo, near Meopham, Kent.

Hours later, police arrested her husband, Nicholas Fabian, also 32 and believed to be a former bomb disposal expert. His mother, Kathleen Mitchell-Hewson, told reporters he was due to be sent to Afghanistan next week as a reservist, having left the Army in 2003.

Detectives were yesterday granted a further 28 hours to question him as cordons around the scene were lifted.

Officers said there were people nearby at the time of the explosion, but no one else was hurt.

Villagers described hearing a massive explosion before smoke could be seen rising above the car park. One witness said Mrs Fabian’s legs had been “shredded” by the explosion.