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| Man in court over girl's killing | Man in court over girl's killing |
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| A man has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter and kidnap of a teenage girl found dead in a field. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Post-mortem tests into Ashleigh's death were inconclusive, Durham Police said. | |
| Mr Chapman was remanded in custody to appear at Teesside Crown Court on 3 November. | |
| 'Honest and caring' | |
| 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. |
| Results of a post-mortem examination to try to establish the cause of death were inconclusive and further tests will be conducted, police said. | |
| In a tribute released through Durham Constabulary, her mother Andrea said: "No one can imagine the hurt and devastation that has hit our family. | |
| "Ashleigh was loving, honest, caring and well-liked. Everybody loved her. She was a person who brought light into the lives of others. | |
| "To have Ashleigh taken from us in such circumstances is beyond belief and I don't want other families to suffer what we are going through. | |
| "Tell your kids to be careful on the internet. | |
| Ashleigh's body was found in a field close to two roads. | |
| "Don't meet someone without telling your family where you are going. | |
| "Don't trust anybody and don't put your children on Facebook or other sites if they are under age. | |
| "We have learned a terrible lesson. All we ask now is that people help the police in any way they can. | |
| "We don't want any other child to be a victim." | |
| The former student at Hurworth School in Darlington was described as a "lovely, lovely kid" by its chief executive Eamonn Farrar. | 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. | 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. | "I just can't believe it. |
| "She was the nicest kid in the universe, you'd never meet a nicer kid. | "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. |