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| Man held after murder near river | |
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| A man has been arrested after an 18-year-old woman was murdered on a riverside footpath in Reading. | |
| Asha Muneer was killed after leaving work at Laura Ashley on the Brunel Retail Park in the Berkshire town. | Asha Muneer was killed after leaving work at Laura Ashley on the Brunel Retail Park in the Berkshire town. |
| Miss Muneer's body was found next to the Kennet River, alongside the A33, on Monday night by a jogger. | Miss Muneer's body was found next to the Kennet River, alongside the A33, on Monday night by a jogger. |
| Post-mortem tests showed the part-time shop worker, from the Whitley area of Reading, died of multiple stab wounds. A man aged 19 is being questioned. | |
| Reassuring the community | Reassuring the community |
| Miss Muneer's family, and friends at Highdown School in Caversham, Reading, have been informed of her death. | Miss Muneer's family, and friends at Highdown School in Caversham, Reading, have been informed of her death. |
| Det Supt Karen Trego, of Thames Valley Police, said: "We continue to keep an open mind as to the motive for Asha's death. | Det Supt Karen Trego, of Thames Valley Police, said: "We continue to keep an open mind as to the motive for Asha's death. |
| "I appreciate that this incident is of great concern for the Reading community and I would like to reassure them that a team of detectives working on the investigation are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry." | "I appreciate that this incident is of great concern for the Reading community and I would like to reassure them that a team of detectives working on the investigation are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry." |
| Det Supt Trego added: "This is obviously a deeply distressing time for those who knew and loved Asha and I ask that the privacy of her family, school friends and work colleagues is respected." | Det Supt Trego added: "This is obviously a deeply distressing time for those who knew and loved Asha and I ask that the privacy of her family, school friends and work colleagues is respected." |
| Detectives think she may have been mugged. | Detectives think she may have been mugged. |
| A cordon remains in place and the footpath along the A33 - one of the main routes into Reading - near the Green Park industrial estate remains closed. | A cordon remains in place and the footpath along the A33 - one of the main routes into Reading - near the Green Park industrial estate remains closed. |
| Detectives said the area was popular with dog walkers and cyclists, and they appealed for information. | Detectives said the area was popular with dog walkers and cyclists, and they appealed for information. |
| Forensic officers spent the morning examining part of the path, which passes beneath two bridges, while a force helicopter was circling overhead. | Forensic officers spent the morning examining part of the path, which passes beneath two bridges, while a force helicopter was circling overhead. |
| Footage from CCTV cameras in the area will also be examined by police. | Footage from CCTV cameras in the area will also be examined by police. |