01/11/2007

Arrest Over Missing Coventry Woman: 16 years later

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the abduction and murder of a woman - 16 years ago.

West Midlands Police confirmed that a 37-year-old man from the Derbyshire area was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of Nicola Payne in 1991.

He has since been released on police bail, pending further inquiries.

Ms Payne was 18 when she vanished as she walked through an area known locally as the 'Black Pad', after leaving her partner's address in the Wood End area of Coventry on December 14 1991 to walk to her parents home.

Police said that Nicola's parents, John and Marion, are being kept updated on the progress of the enquiry.

Anyone with any information about Nicola's disappearance is asked to contact police on: 0845 113 5000.

(KMcA)


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