08/04/2009
Man Held Over 1983 Murder
A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager 26 years ago.
Colette Aram's naked body was found in a field close to her home in October 1983. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled.
The 16-year-old trainee hairdresser had been walking home from her boyfriend’s house in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire when she was abducted.
At about 8.10pm she turned into Nicker Hill and stopped to talk to a group of friends. This was the last known sighting of her.
An appeal for Colette's murder was the first case to be shown on Crimewatch on June 7 1984.
Last November police revealed they had made a significant breakthrough, with over 100 calls from members of the public, from Keyworth and surrounding villages.
Also, in October, on the 25th anniversary of the killing, officers revealed they had DNA evidence profile of the killer who abducted, sexually assaulted and then murdered the young victim, before leaving her body in a field near her home.
Police said they had eliminated 1,500 people from their inquiries including 800 who had been DNA-swabbed.
(JM/BMcC)
Colette Aram's naked body was found in a field close to her home in October 1983. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled.
The 16-year-old trainee hairdresser had been walking home from her boyfriend’s house in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire when she was abducted.
At about 8.10pm she turned into Nicker Hill and stopped to talk to a group of friends. This was the last known sighting of her.
An appeal for Colette's murder was the first case to be shown on Crimewatch on June 7 1984.
Last November police revealed they had made a significant breakthrough, with over 100 calls from members of the public, from Keyworth and surrounding villages.
Also, in October, on the 25th anniversary of the killing, officers revealed they had DNA evidence profile of the killer who abducted, sexually assaulted and then murdered the young victim, before leaving her body in a field near her home.
Police said they had eliminated 1,500 people from their inquiries including 800 who had been DNA-swabbed.
(JM/BMcC)
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