A Woolwich man has been arrested after a woman in her 50s was conned out of £100,000 in a romance scam.

The 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering last Wednesday (February 28) and his phones and a laptop were seized.

“This arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into romance fraud where a woman in her 50s has had more than £100k stolen over a period of around ten years,” said Detective Inspector Marc Milliner from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU).