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Arrest over woman's 1995 murder | Arrest over woman's 1995 murder |
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Police investigating the death of a woman 14 years ago have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. | Police investigating the death of a woman 14 years ago have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. |
Vikki Thompson, a mother-of-two from Oxfordshire, was found badly beaten and unconscious at the side of a railway line near her home in August 1995. | Vikki Thompson, a mother-of-two from Oxfordshire, was found badly beaten and unconscious at the side of a railway line near her home in August 1995. |
The 30-year-old, from Ascott-under-Wychwood, died six days later in hospital. | The 30-year-old, from Ascott-under-Wychwood, died six days later in hospital. |
A 34-year-old man from Ascott-under-Wychwood has been arrested and is being held at an Oxfordshire police station. | A 34-year-old man from Ascott-under-Wychwood has been arrested and is being held at an Oxfordshire police station. |
Severe head injuries | |
Thames Valley Police would not confirm what had prompted the arrest, which comes four years after they launched a fresh appeal for information. | |
Ms Thompson had been walking her dog in the village at about 1600 BST on 12 August 1995, but the collie returned home without her. | |
She was found three hours later with severe head injuries and taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, where she died. | |
There was no evidence of a sexual assault and no-one has ever been prosecuted for her murder. | |
The arrest follows a cold case review into the case by a dedicated team at Thames Valley Police. | The arrest follows a cold case review into the case by a dedicated team at Thames Valley Police. |