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| Charlene Downes: Murder arrest in missing Blackpool girl probe | Charlene Downes: Murder arrest in missing Blackpool girl probe |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Blackpool teenager who has been missing for nearly 14 years. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Blackpool teenager who has been missing for nearly 14 years. |
| Charlene Downes, 14, disappeared on 1 November 2003. Her body has never been found. | Charlene Downes, 14, disappeared on 1 November 2003. Her body has never been found. |
| Police said a 51-year-old man, who lived in Blackpool at the time of her disappearance but now resides in Preston, is currently in custody. | |
| A £100,000 reward remains on offer for information leading to the conviction of her killer or killers. | A £100,000 reward remains on offer for information leading to the conviction of her killer or killers. |
| Last month Charlene's mother Karen said she was going to take legal action against the police who she accused of mishandling the case. | |
| It followed the release in November of CCTV images of her daughter on the day she was last seen. | |
| Ms Downes said the case could have been solved sooner had there not been a 13-year delay in releasing the footage. | |
| A man was cleared of Charlene's murder in 2008 after "grave doubts" were raised about evidence during his second trial. The jury in his first trial had failed to reach a verdict. | |
| In 2009, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said police evidence-gathering errors contributed to the retrial's collapse. | |
| The IPCC found strategic and tactical failure in the management of the material and several officers were disciplined. | |
| One was forced to resign in 2011, but the resignation order was overturned by a 2012 Police Arbitration Tribunal. |