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24/03/2011
Man Arrested Over Missing Swindon Woman
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of the kidnap of Sian O'Callaghan.
Miss O'Callaghan, 22, disappeared on Saturday after leaving a Swindon nightclub.
She was last seen in Suju nightclub in the early hours.
Chief Superintendent Steve Hedley announced the news after police searching for Miss O'Callaghan appealed for sightings of a taxi.
He told reporters: “A short time ago a man was arrested on suspicion of the kidnap of Sian O’ Callaghan. He was arrested by Wiltshire officers in Swindon. Sian’s family have been informed of this development.
It is a significant stage in this difficult enquiry. Our priority is to find Sian and we are doing all that we can to do so.
I would like to thank the media and the public for their help. We are doing all that we can to find Sian.
It is a significant development in this investigation.”
Det Supt Steve Fulcher, who is leading the inquiry, said: "I am urgently appealing for any witness sightings of a green Toyota Avensis estate with taxi markings seen between 3am, 4am and 12pm to 9pm on 19th March 2011 between Swindon and Savernake."
(BMcN/GK)
Miss O'Callaghan, 22, disappeared on Saturday after leaving a Swindon nightclub.
She was last seen in Suju nightclub in the early hours.
Chief Superintendent Steve Hedley announced the news after police searching for Miss O'Callaghan appealed for sightings of a taxi.
He told reporters: “A short time ago a man was arrested on suspicion of the kidnap of Sian O’ Callaghan. He was arrested by Wiltshire officers in Swindon. Sian’s family have been informed of this development.
It is a significant stage in this difficult enquiry. Our priority is to find Sian and we are doing all that we can to do so.
I would like to thank the media and the public for their help. We are doing all that we can to find Sian.
It is a significant development in this investigation.”
Det Supt Steve Fulcher, who is leading the inquiry, said: "I am urgently appealing for any witness sightings of a green Toyota Avensis estate with taxi markings seen between 3am, 4am and 12pm to 9pm on 19th March 2011 between Swindon and Savernake."
(BMcN/GK)
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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.
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 February 2015
Man Arrested For 2002 Murder Of Becky Godden
Police investigating the disappearance of Becky Godden on December 2002, have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Ms Godden was aged 20 when she disappeared in Swindon on 27 December. Her remains were found in 2011 on farmland in Gloucestershire.
Man Arrested For 2002 Murder Of Becky Godden
Police investigating the disappearance of Becky Godden on December 2002, have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Ms Godden was aged 20 when she disappeared in Swindon on 27 December. Her remains were found in 2011 on farmland in Gloucestershire.
21 June 2007
Woman remanded over student's murder
A teenage girl has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of 18-year-old A-level student Sian Simpson who was stabbed to death in Croydon, south London. Chelsea Bennett, 18, appeared before Croydon Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody.
Woman remanded over student's murder
A teenage girl has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of 18-year-old A-level student Sian Simpson who was stabbed to death in Croydon, south London. Chelsea Bennett, 18, appeared before Croydon Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody.
05 February 2014
M4 Motorway Scam Targets Drivers
Drivers who stopped to help a male, posing as a lone motorist, are being conned out of hundreds of pounds, according to police. A man, carrying a green fuel can, is believed to stand on various slip roads between Junction 19 of the M4 where it meets the M32, and Junction 15 at the A419 Swindon turn-off.
M4 Motorway Scam Targets Drivers
Drivers who stopped to help a male, posing as a lone motorist, are being conned out of hundreds of pounds, according to police. A man, carrying a green fuel can, is believed to stand on various slip roads between Junction 19 of the M4 where it meets the M32, and Junction 15 at the A419 Swindon turn-off.
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