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| Man accused of teenager's killing | Man accused of teenager's killing |
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| A man has been charged with the manslaughter and kidnap of a teenage girl whose body was found in a field. | A man has been charged with the manslaughter and kidnap of a teenage girl whose body was found in a field. |
| The 32-year-old, of no fixed address, is accused of killing Ashleigh Hall, 17, from Darlington, who was found dead in County Durham on Monday night. | The 32-year-old, of no fixed address, is accused of killing Ashleigh Hall, 17, from Darlington, who was found dead in County Durham on Monday night. |
| Durham Police said he has also been charged with failing to notify police of a new address, as is required under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. | |
| He is due to appear before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court later. | He is due to appear before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court later. |
| Ashleigh, of Warwick Square, Darlington, was found dead in a farmer's field, close to the Little Chef roundabout, off the A689 and A177 roads, near Sedgefield. | Ashleigh, of Warwick Square, Darlington, was found dead in a farmer's field, close to the Little Chef roundabout, off the A689 and A177 roads, near Sedgefield. |
| 'Nicest kid' | 'Nicest kid' |
| The former student at Hurworth School in Darlington was described, on Tuesday, as a "lovely, lovely kid", by its chief executive Eamonn Farrar. | The former student at Hurworth School in Darlington was described, on Tuesday, as a "lovely, lovely kid", by its chief executive Eamonn Farrar. |
| "She was the nicest kid in the universe, you'd never meet a nicer kid," he said. | "She was the nicest kid in the universe, you'd never meet a nicer kid," he said. |
| "She'd always have a smile for you walking down the corridor, she was very polite and no trouble at all." | "She'd always have a smile for you walking down the corridor, she was very polite and no trouble at all." |
| Ashleigh was last seen alive on Sunday night, when she told her family she was going to stay with a friend. | Ashleigh was last seen alive on Sunday night, when she told her family she was going to stay with a friend. |
| Police said she is understood to have been meeting people online through social networking websites before going missing. | |
| The accused man, who has not been named, was arrested after being stopped by police in his car on the A177. | The accused man, who has not been named, was arrested after being stopped by police in his car on the A177. |