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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 man was being questioned over the disposal of a red Daewoo Nexia car seen in the area. | Surrey Police said the man was being questioned over the disposal of a red Daewoo Nexia car seen in the area. |
| It is understood the man, from west London, is not suspected of having direct involvement in the murder. | It is understood the man, from west London, is not suspected of having direct involvement in the murder. |
| 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. |
| Police have indicated the man is unlikely to be charged with any criminal offences on Tuesday. | Police have indicated the man is unlikely to be charged with any criminal offences on Tuesday. |
| The car was captured on CCTV in Walton-on-Thames minutes after Milly, whose real name was Amanda, disappeared. | The car was captured on CCTV in Walton-on-Thames minutes after Milly, whose real name was Amanda, disappeared. |
| 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. | 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 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. | It later emerged that a car of the same model and colour was owned by Bellfield's then-girlfriend, Emma Mills. |
| Levi Bellfield was given a whole life term for killing two young women | Levi Bellfield was given a whole life term for killing two young women |
| 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. | 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 the Milly Dowler inquiry. | |
| The former nightclub bouncer and wheelclamper, now 41, was arrested and interviewed over the teenager's death four years ago. | The former nightclub bouncer and wheelclamper, now 41, was arrested and interviewed over the teenager's death four years ago. |
| In a newspaper interview this year, he admitted driving his girlfriend's car on the day Milly disappeared. | In a newspaper interview this year, he admitted driving his girlfriend's car on the day Milly disappeared. |
| The car was reported stolen from a pub car park in Hounslow, west London, several days later, and was not seen again. | The car was reported stolen from a pub car park in Hounslow, west London, several days later, and was not seen again. |
| In their hunt for the vehicle, police searched 35 miles of waterways and 40 other water sites, including reservoirs and lakes in Surrey and neighbouring counties. | In their hunt for the vehicle, police searched 35 miles of waterways and 40 other water sites, including reservoirs and lakes in Surrey and neighbouring counties. |
| Detectives suspect it could have been crushed by a scrap dealer. | Detectives suspect it could have been crushed by a scrap dealer. |
| A similar red car also featured in another investigation, into a case in which a 12-year-old schoolgirl told police a man in a red car offered her a lift home in Shepperton, near Walton-on-Thames, on the previous day. | A similar red car also featured in another investigation, into a case in which a 12-year-old schoolgirl told police a man in a red car offered her a lift home in Shepperton, near Walton-on-Thames, on the previous day. |