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05/04/2011
Second Body Named By Sian Police
Wiltshire Police have identified the body of a woman in Eastleach, Gloucestershire.
Detectives investigating the murder of Sian O'Callaghan, 22, were led to the site by Christopher Halliwell, 47, who is charged with Sian's murder.
The remains are those of Becky Godden-Edwards from Swindon, who went missing eight years ago.
Last Monday marked her 29th birthday.
Officers had developed a DNA profile from the bones that were recovered at the Cotswold beauty spot.
Det Supt Steve Fulcher, of Wiltshire Police, said: "As you will appreciate, Becky's family and loved ones are trying to come to terms with this devastating news and we are affording them all the comfort and sympathy we can at this time, helping them come to terms with their grief."
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Detectives investigating the murder of Sian O'Callaghan, 22, were led to the site by Christopher Halliwell, 47, who is charged with Sian's murder.
The remains are those of Becky Godden-Edwards from Swindon, who went missing eight years ago.
Last Monday marked her 29th birthday.
Officers had developed a DNA profile from the bones that were recovered at the Cotswold beauty spot.
Det Supt Steve Fulcher, of Wiltshire Police, said: "As you will appreciate, Becky's family and loved ones are trying to come to terms with this devastating news and we are affording them all the comfort and sympathy we can at this time, helping them come to terms with their grief."
(BMcN/BMcC)
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Detectives are now searching for a second body in connection with the Sian O'Callaghan murder case. Christopher Halliwell, who was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder, has given officers details of second person who went missing "several years ago". Miss O'Callaghan, 22, disappeared on Saturday after leaving a Swindon nightclub.
Police In Sian Case Search For Second Body
Detectives are now searching for a second body in connection with the Sian O'Callaghan murder case. Christopher Halliwell, who was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder, has given officers details of second person who went missing "several years ago". Miss O'Callaghan, 22, disappeared on Saturday after leaving a Swindon nightclub.
29 March 2011
Sian Police Finish Search
After recovering a the body of a woman in Eastleach, Gloucestershire, Police have drawn their search to a close. The scene has now been released. Detectives are continuing their work to identify the body, believed to be of a woman aged between 23 and 30.
Sian Police Finish Search
After recovering a the body of a woman in Eastleach, Gloucestershire, Police have drawn their search to a close. The scene has now been released. Detectives are continuing their work to identify the body, believed to be of a woman aged between 23 and 30.
19 October 2012
Taxi Driver Pleads Guilty To Murder Of Sian O'Callaghan
A taxi driver has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sian O'Callaghan who went missing after visiting a nightclub in Swindon in March last year. 48-year-old Christopher Halliwell, of Ashbury Avenue, sexually assaulted the 22-year-old office worker and stabbed her in the head and neck.
Taxi Driver Pleads Guilty To Murder Of Sian O'Callaghan
A taxi driver has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sian O'Callaghan who went missing after visiting a nightclub in Swindon in March last year. 48-year-old Christopher Halliwell, of Ashbury Avenue, sexually assaulted the 22-year-old office worker and stabbed her in the head and neck.
30 March 2011
Sian Murder Accused Remanded
The man accused of the murder of Sian O'Callaghan has been remanded in custody at Bristol Crown Court. Christopher Halliwell, 47, a taxi driver from Ashbury Avenue in Swindon, made no application for bail. Miss O'Callaghan, 22, disappeared after leaving Suju nightclub in Swindon on 19 March.
Sian Murder Accused Remanded
The man accused of the murder of Sian O'Callaghan has been remanded in custody at Bristol Crown Court. Christopher Halliwell, 47, a taxi driver from Ashbury Avenue in Swindon, made no application for bail. Miss O'Callaghan, 22, disappeared after leaving Suju nightclub in Swindon on 19 March.
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