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Nicola Payne: Two arrests in missing mum search | Nicola Payne: Two arrests in missing mum search |
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Police investigating the disappearance of a Coventry mother last seen 21 years ago have arrested two men. | Police investigating the disappearance of a Coventry mother last seen 21 years ago have arrested two men. |
Nicola Payne went missing from the Wood End area in December 1991. She was 18 and had a six-month-old son. | Nicola Payne went missing from the Wood End area in December 1991. She was 18 and had a six-month-old son. |
West Midlands Police began searching parkland off Purcell Road on Tuesday following new information. | West Midlands Police began searching parkland off Purcell Road on Tuesday following new information. |
Det Ch Insp Matt Markham said a 74-year-old man and a 45-year-old had been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to prevent the lawful burial of a body. | Det Ch Insp Matt Markham said a 74-year-old man and a 45-year-old had been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to prevent the lawful burial of a body. |
He said the arrests of the men, both local to Coventry, were "directly linked" to information police were given on Tuesday. | |
He added: "News of these arrests may cause people to reconsider their position and if they haven't so far felt able to come forward with information, then I would urge them to now do so in light of these arrests." | He added: "News of these arrests may cause people to reconsider their position and if they haven't so far felt able to come forward with information, then I would urge them to now do so in light of these arrests." |
Excavation work | Excavation work |
The two men have been taken to police stations in Coventry where they will be interviewed by detectives later. | The two men have been taken to police stations in Coventry where they will be interviewed by detectives later. |
The latest search has focussed on a section of woodland with specially-trained dogs and ground X-ray and metal detection equipment being used. | The latest search has focussed on a section of woodland with specially-trained dogs and ground X-ray and metal detection equipment being used. |
Police said reasonable progress was being made with clearing the ground with a view to some excavation work taking place later in the search. | Police said reasonable progress was being made with clearing the ground with a view to some excavation work taking place later in the search. |
Det Ch Insp Markham said: "We're committed to doing a detailed and thorough job, we owe that to Nicola's family and friends and the community of north east Coventry for whom this was a significant event." | Det Ch Insp Markham said: "We're committed to doing a detailed and thorough job, we owe that to Nicola's family and friends and the community of north east Coventry for whom this was a significant event." |
Miss Payne was last seen near to the Black Pad in Wood End on 14 December 1991. | Miss Payne was last seen near to the Black Pad in Wood End on 14 December 1991. |
In 2007 a man was arrested in connection with her disappearance and released on bail. | In 2007 a man was arrested in connection with her disappearance and released on bail. |
No-one has ever been charged in connection with the case. | No-one has ever been charged in connection with the case. |