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The woman arrested by Greater Manchester police in connection with the Ian Brady inquiry has been the serial killer s mental health advocate for 13 years.Jackie Powell, 49, from south Wales, was appointed in 1999 under the Mental Health Act. Advocates are independent and from a variety of backgrounds. Sometimes they have formal qualifications 鈥?if they are a mental health nurse or social worker, for example. Often, they have relevant life skills, such as past experience dealing with mental health-related issue. It is not clear what background Powell has.Advoc stanley italia ates will need to have a detailed understanding of the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice.She was arrested on Thursday at an address in south Wales after an investigation by Greater Manchester police s cold-case review team on suspicion of preventing a lawful burial. Powell has since been released on bail for three months without charge.H stanley bottle er arrest was prompted by the police receiving information on 30 July from documenta termo stanley ry-makers who had interviewed her as part of a programme about Brady that will be aired on Channel 4 on Monday night.The intelligence led officers to believe that Ian Brady has recently given details of the location of Keith Bennett s body to one of his long-time visitors , a police spokesman said.Speaking to Sky News on Friday, Powell said her words had been blown out of all proportion and would not confirm if such a document existed.Officers said documents had been seized from |
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