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Man held over death of French student
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The Independent - London
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February 20, 1996
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Police arrested a man yesterday in connection with the death of
the French student Celine Figard. West Mercia police confirmed that
a suspect was being held and questioned following the disappearance
of Figard in December.
A police spokesman said: "A man has been arrested and is helping
police. That is all the information we are in a position to
release and we are not giving any personal details, saying where or
when he was arrested or where he is being held. "There has been no
charge so far."
Figard's strangled and beaten body was found lying naked in a
lay-by in Worcestershire on December 29, 10 days after she accepted
a lift from a lorry driver.
DNA tests were carried out on thousands of ...
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