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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 who lives in the same village has been arrested and is being held at an Oxfordshire police station. | |
| 'Deserves justice' | |
| Thames Valley Police would not confirm what had prompted the arrest, which comes four years after they launched a fresh appeal for information. | Thames Valley Police would not confirm what had prompted the arrest, which comes four years after they launched a fresh appeal for information. |
| A statement released by Ms Thompson's family described her as a "loving wife and mother". | |
| It added: "Time has passed by now, but still we never forget the loss we suffered, when Vikki was taken away from us. | |
| "We are aware of the arrest this morning by Thames Valley Police Major Crime Review Team and support their work in trying to find who killed Vikki. | |
| "Vikki herself deserves the justice that has not yet been found." | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |