08/05/2006

Man arrested over tattoo woman death

Police investigating the murder of a heavily-tattooed woman who was found dead in a road in Hull at the weekend, have arrested a man.

Humberside Police confirmed that a 44-year-old man from North Wales had been arrested on suspicion of murder.

The woman was found in St Peter Street in Hull in the early hours of Saturday morning.

She had suffered head and arm injuries and her clothing was torn. Police said that it appeared that she had been hit by a vehicle and dragged along the roadway.

The woman was believed to have been drinking in the area that evening and was last seen by friends in the Vault public house in Witham, Hull around 1:20am on Saturday.

Officers have been studying CCTV footage of the area were the incident took place.

Police have said that they are keen to trace any vehicle - either commercial or private - that may have been using the Citadel Trading Estate close to where the body was found. Police believe it would have sustained new damage.

Police have also appealed for anyone who witnessed an incident involving the woman or anyone who may have seen some suspicious or other unusual activity in the Citadel Trading Estate.

Anyone with any information can contact Hull police on: 0845 60 60 222. or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.

(KMcA)

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