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Man in court over girl's killing | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
A man has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter and kidnap of a teenage girl found dead in a field. | |
Peter Chapman, 32, of no fixed address, is accused of killing Ashleigh Hall, 17, from Darlington, whose body was found in County Durham on Monday night. | |
Before magistrates in Newton Aycliffe, he was also charged with not notifying police of a new address, as he must under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. | |
He was remanded in custody to appear at Teesside Crown Court on 3 November. | |
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 as a "lovely, lovely kid" by its chief executive Eamonn Farrar. | |
He said: "I'm absolutely stunned. I heard it on the news and thought it couldn't be our Ashleigh, but then the news came through to my colleague. | |
"I just can't believe it. | |
"She was the nicest kid in the universe, you'd never meet a nicer kid. | |
"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. |