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| Georgia Williams disappearance: Suspect murder arrest | Georgia Williams disappearance: Suspect murder arrest |
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| A man arrested over the disappearance of a teenager is now being questioned on suspicion of her murder, police have said. | A man arrested over the disappearance of a teenager is now being questioned on suspicion of her murder, police have said. |
| Georgia Williams, 17, from Wellington, Shropshire, was last seen in the town on Sunday. | Georgia Williams, 17, from Wellington, Shropshire, was last seen in the town on Sunday. |
| A 22-year-old Telford man was arrested in Glasgow on Wednesday. | A 22-year-old Telford man was arrested in Glasgow on Wednesday. |
| Initially questioned on suspicion of kidnapping the teenager, he has now been returned to Telford where he has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | Initially questioned on suspicion of kidnapping the teenager, he has now been returned to Telford where he has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| Supt Nav Malik of West Mercia Police said the arrest followed developments in the investigation on Wednesday evening. | Supt Nav Malik of West Mercia Police said the arrest followed developments in the investigation on Wednesday evening. |
| "However I would like to stress that Georgia Williams has still not been found and achieving that is still the primary focus of our investigation," he said. | "However I would like to stress that Georgia Williams has still not been found and achieving that is still the primary focus of our investigation," he said. |
| At at a press conference on Wednesday, police made it clear the man was not Georgia's boyfriend and they were just "friends on social media". | At at a press conference on Wednesday, police made it clear the man was not Georgia's boyfriend and they were just "friends on social media". |
| Forensic search | Forensic search |
| Georgia, the daughter of a serving West Mercia Police officer, is a former head girl at Ercall Wood Technology College in Telford. | |
| Officers said they urgently wanted people to come forward who had information on her whereabouts after about 19:30 BST on Sunday, when she left the family home. | Officers said they urgently wanted people to come forward who had information on her whereabouts after about 19:30 BST on Sunday, when she left the family home. |
| Her parents believed she was staying overnight with friends and reported her missing on Tuesday, when it became clear nobody had seen or heard from her, Supt Malik said. | |
| Police said the last text messages and calls from her mobile phone were made at about 20:00 on Sunday. | |
| They also asked for help in tracking a silver Toyota Hiace 300 GS van, registration number CX06 ASV, which had travelled from Wellington on to Oswestry, Shropshire, before going to Rhyl, Chester, Cumbria and then on to Glasgow. | They also asked for help in tracking a silver Toyota Hiace 300 GS van, registration number CX06 ASV, which had travelled from Wellington on to Oswestry, Shropshire, before going to Rhyl, Chester, Cumbria and then on to Glasgow. |
| Supt Malik said: "If you think you saw this vehicle either en route or parked somewhere, between Sunday evening and when we recovered it in a car park in Glasgow city centre yesterday, then please let us know." | |
| Police in Scotland have searched two addresses in Glasgow, while forensic officers have also checked a property in Avondale Road, Wellington. | Police in Scotland have searched two addresses in Glasgow, while forensic officers have also checked a property in Avondale Road, Wellington. |