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| Man arrested in Milly murder case | Man arrested in Milly murder case |
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| A 40-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of 13-year-old Milly Dowler in 2002. | A 40-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of 13-year-old Milly Dowler in 2002. |
| Her body was discovered on Yateley Heath, Hampshire, six months after she disappeared on the way home from school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. | Her body was discovered on Yateley Heath, Hampshire, six months after she disappeared on the way home from school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. |
| Surrey Police said the west London man was being questioned on Tuesday over the disposal of a Daewoo Nexia car. | |
| Detectives have previously appealed for information about a red car seen in the area where the teenager disappeared. | Detectives have previously appealed for information about a red car seen in the area where the teenager disappeared. |
| Car 'on CCTV' | Car 'on CCTV' |
| A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said: "A 40-year-old man from West London was arrested by Surrey Police at 10am this morning after voluntarily attending a police station. | A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said: "A 40-year-old man from West London was arrested by Surrey Police at 10am this morning after voluntarily attending a police station. |
| "He is being questioned about the potential disposal of a red Daewoo Nexia car, which police have appealed for information about as part of their investigation into the murder of Milly Dowler." | "He is being questioned about the potential disposal of a red Daewoo Nexia car, which police have appealed for information about as part of their investigation into the murder of Milly Dowler." |
| The red Daewoo Nexia was captured on CCTV in Walton-on-Thames | The red Daewoo Nexia was captured on CCTV in Walton-on-Thames |
| It is understood that detectives want to question the man about what happened to the car, which is part of the ongoing unsolved murder investigation. | It is understood that detectives want to question the man about what happened to the car, which is part of the ongoing unsolved murder investigation. |
| The man is not thought to be directly involved in the murder of the schoolgirl. | The man is not thought to be directly involved in the murder of the schoolgirl. |
| Police have indicated that he is also unlikely to be charged with any criminal offences on Tuesday. | Police have indicated that he is also unlikely to be charged with any criminal offences on Tuesday. |
| The car was captured on CCTV in Walton-on-Thames minutes after Milly disappeared. | The car was captured on CCTV in Walton-on-Thames minutes after Milly disappeared. |
| Killer lead | |
| Convicted killer Levi Bellfield, who was last year jailed for the murder of two young women in London, has since been linked to the Milly Dowler case. | |
| It followed fresh appeals by detectives in 2008 to trace the red Daewoo Nexia. | |
| It later emerged that a car of the same model and colour was owned by Bellfield's then-girlfriend, Emma Mills. | |
| At one stage, Bellfield admitted driving the car. | |
| Bellfield was given a "whole life" sentence after he bludgeoned Amelie Delagrange, 22, and Marsha McDonnell, 19, when they got off buses in south-west London. | |
| He was also found guilty of trying to kill Kate Sheedy, then 18, in 2004 and was named as a prime suspect in Milly Dowler inquiry. |