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Oxford University murder suspect arrested in US | Oxford University murder suspect arrested in US |
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An Oxford University employee and a US professor have been arrested after a US-wide manhunt for murder suspects. | |
Somerville College senior treasury assistant Andrew Warren, 56, was arrested in San Francisco while Professor Wyndham Lathem, 42, was arrested in nearby Oakland, California. | |
The pair have been accused of fatally stabbing Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, 26, in Mr Lathem's Chicago flat on 27 July. | The pair have been accused of fatally stabbing Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, 26, in Mr Lathem's Chicago flat on 27 July. |
They are due in court in California before being transferred to Chicago. | |
Chicago Police Department (CPD) spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that both suspects were now in police custody in Oakland. | Chicago Police Department (CPD) spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that both suspects were now in police custody in Oakland. |
In a statement, Chicago police said: "Both individuals will be held accountable for their actions and we hope today's arrest brings some comfort for the victim's family." | |
Wyndham Lathem is a microbiology professor at Northwestern University in Illinois, who specialises in the bacteria that caused the bubonic plague. | Wyndham Lathem is a microbiology professor at Northwestern University in Illinois, who specialises in the bacteria that caused the bubonic plague. |
He sent family and friends a video in which he apologised, police said. | |
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said Mr Warren was reported missing on 25 July having left the UK the day before. | A Thames Valley Police spokesman said Mr Warren was reported missing on 25 July having left the UK the day before. |
Oxford University said it had been in contact with police in the UK about Mr Warren and was "ready to help the US investigating authorities in any way they need". | Oxford University said it had been in contact with police in the UK about Mr Warren and was "ready to help the US investigating authorities in any way they need". |
The statement added: "Andrew Warren's colleagues at Somerville College have now all been informed and are shocked to learn of the case." | The statement added: "Andrew Warren's colleagues at Somerville College have now all been informed and are shocked to learn of the case." |
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