03/03/2006
Police question teen over boy's death
Police are continuing to question a teenager on suspicion of murder, following the disappearance of a young schoolboy.
Eleven-year-old Joe Geeling went missing on Wednesday afternoon. The schoolboy, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, was last seen on Manchester Road in Bury shortly after leaving St Gabriel's Roman Catholic School at 4pm. However, he failed to return home.
A boy's body was discovered in a park in Bury on Thursday. It has not been formally identified, but it is believed to be that of Joe Geeling.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested yesterday, following the discovery of the body. He is still being questioned by police.
Superintendent Peter Scofield from Greater Manchester Police said that he did not anticipate that any more arrests would be made in the case.
(KMcA/GB)
Eleven-year-old Joe Geeling went missing on Wednesday afternoon. The schoolboy, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, was last seen on Manchester Road in Bury shortly after leaving St Gabriel's Roman Catholic School at 4pm. However, he failed to return home.
A boy's body was discovered in a park in Bury on Thursday. It has not been formally identified, but it is believed to be that of Joe Geeling.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested yesterday, following the discovery of the body. He is still being questioned by police.
Superintendent Peter Scofield from Greater Manchester Police said that he did not anticipate that any more arrests would be made in the case.
(KMcA/GB)
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