Police investigating missing SNP donations now examining purchase of £95k Jaguar

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Police are investigating the purchase of a luxury £95,000 Jaguar as part of a fraud probe into SNP finances.The top of the range electric I-Pace SUV is alleged to have been bought by Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell from a dealership in Edinburgh.The revelation heaps pressure on former SNP CEO Murrell and ex-First Minister Sturgeon who have both been arrested and questioned as suspects by Operation Branchform detectives.A car fitting the description of the Jaguar - which was registered in October 2019 - was photographed on the couple’s driveway in March 2021.The car has since been sold - understood to be via popular car buying firm, We Buy Any Car.It’s the second vehicle to be looked at as part of the fraud probe since a camper van was seized earlier this year.A source said: “Police have interviewed at least one worker at the dealership about the sale.“This is an extremely high end vehicle, one of the most expensive electric SUVs on the market.“The basic price start at around £80,000 and optional extras can get you up to £95,000 if you are going for all out luxury.“It goes without saying that it is completely outwith the price range of most people, especially in a cost of living crisis.”The Jaguar is fully electric and goes from 0-62mph in just 4.8 seconds with a top speed of 125mph.A separate source has told the Sunday Mail that late in 2021 Murrell was spotted attempting to arrange to sell an I-Pace at a We Buy Any Car office close to his home in Glasgow.The registered keeper of the vehicle pictured on his driveway changed in February 2022 and the registration plate was replaced a month later before being switched back earlier this year.The source said: “I was driving into the We Buy Any Car offices and I was