Former detective arrested over murder of wife Detectives are questioning a former police officer over the murder of his estranged wife, who was stabbed to death in her hairdressing salon in Ashford, Kent. The victim, named locally as Natalie Esack, died after the attack at Esack Hair and Beauty on the High Street on Monday. No customers were inside the shop at the time, although it is understood another member of staff was present. A post-mortem examination will to be carried out on Tuesday to establish an exact cause of death. Kent Police are holding a 38-year-old man, who they say was known to the victim, on suspicion of murder. It is understood that the suspect is the victim's husband Ivan Esack, a former officer with Kent Police who now works as a football agent. Charles Goodwin, 49, who runs a mortgage company near the salon, said he had seen Mrs Esack on the morning of her death. He told reporters: "I heard a scream, a loud scream. I thought it was just kids messing about. Mr Goodwin, who arranged the couple's joint mortgage eight years ago, described Mrs Esack as a "really lovely bubbly character."