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| Missing girl's body found in car | Missing girl's body found in car |
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| A murder inquiry has been launched after the body of a missing teenage girl was found in a car police tried to stop with a stinger device. | A murder inquiry has been launched after the body of a missing teenage girl was found in a car police tried to stop with a stinger device. |
| Chanelle Sasha Jones, 17, from Cardigan, was found in a Ford Fiesta which crashed into a parked van on the A487 between Aberaeron and Aberarth. | Chanelle Sasha Jones, 17, from Cardigan, was found in a Ford Fiesta which crashed into a parked van on the A487 between Aberaeron and Aberarth. |
| She had been reported missing hours earlier on Sunday. | She had been reported missing hours earlier on Sunday. |
| Dyfed-Powys police confirmed that a man in his 40s has been arrested and is being treated in hospital. | Dyfed-Powys police confirmed that a man in his 40s has been arrested and is being treated in hospital. |
| The teenager's mother paid tribute to her "beautiful daughter" whom she said had been through "so much" in her life. | The teenager's mother paid tribute to her "beautiful daughter" whom she said had been through "so much" in her life. |
| A post mortem examination is yet to be carried out on Chanelle, who was known to her friends as Sasha. | A post mortem examination is yet to be carried out on Chanelle, who was known to her friends as Sasha. |
| Formal identification of the body has yet to take place and the force said it was "unclear" whether she was dead before the stinger was deployed - or whether she was killed in the crash. | |
| She has been through so much in her short life and I was... so proud of how she was turning her life around for the better Chanelle Sasha's mother Jayne | She has been through so much in her short life and I was... so proud of how she was turning her life around for the better Chanelle Sasha's mother Jayne |
| In a statement, police said officers followed the Ford Fiesta after it was found near Aberaeron on Sunday before a stinger was used to try to stop it. | In a statement, police said officers followed the Ford Fiesta after it was found near Aberaeron on Sunday before a stinger was used to try to stop it. |
| A stinger device is a strip of spikes that safely deflates the tyres of a car driven over it. | A stinger device is a strip of spikes that safely deflates the tyres of a car driven over it. |
| Shortly after the car drove into a lay-by, colliding with the camper van whose occupants received minor injuries. | |
| Dyfed-Powys Police want to speak to anyone who saw Chanelle, a childcare student, between 0330 BST and 2215 BST on Sunday. | Dyfed-Powys Police want to speak to anyone who saw Chanelle, a childcare student, between 0330 BST and 2215 BST on Sunday. |
| They also want to hear from anyone who may have seen a beige 03 plate Ford Fiesta which is believed to have been on the Haverfordwest to St Clears road, and in Lampeter, Poppit Sands and Gwbert-on-Sea on Sunday. | They also want to hear from anyone who may have seen a beige 03 plate Ford Fiesta which is believed to have been on the Haverfordwest to St Clears road, and in Lampeter, Poppit Sands and Gwbert-on-Sea on Sunday. |
| Forensic experts are still at the scene and a stretch of the A487 is likely to remain closed for most of the day. Diversions are in place. | Forensic experts are still at the scene and a stretch of the A487 is likely to remain closed for most of the day. Diversions are in place. |
| The main road between Aberaeron and Aberarth was closed after the incident | The main road between Aberaeron and Aberarth was closed after the incident |
| Chanelle's mother Jayne said: "She has been through so much in her short life and I was, and we all are, so proud of how she was turning her life around for the better and she now had so many ambitions. | Chanelle's mother Jayne said: "She has been through so much in her short life and I was, and we all are, so proud of how she was turning her life around for the better and she now had so many ambitions. |
| "She was my lovely daughter who will be so sadly missed by her sister and two brothers and all her family and her boyfriend Brian. | "She was my lovely daughter who will be so sadly missed by her sister and two brothers and all her family and her boyfriend Brian. |
| "We all love you and miss you darling babe." | "We all love you and miss you darling babe." |
| The stinger used in the operation has been taken away for tests. | The stinger used in the operation has been taken away for tests. |
| An incident room has been set up at Aberystwyth police station. Anyone with information should contact Dyfed-Powys Police via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | An incident room has been set up at Aberystwyth police station. Anyone with information should contact Dyfed-Powys Police via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |