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| Missing Jayden Parkinson: Boyfriend held in murder probe | |
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| A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a missing teenage girl was "in a relationship" with her, police have confirmed. | |
| Jayden Parkinson, 17, from Oxford, was last seen in the Iffley Road area of the city on 3 December after leaving a youth hostel. | Jayden Parkinson, 17, from Oxford, was last seen in the Iffley Road area of the city on 3 December after leaving a youth hostel. |
| She did not return home that evening as planned. | She did not return home that evening as planned. |
| A 22-year-old man from Reading is being held in custody as police continue inquiries to trace her. | |
| 'Come to harm' fears | |
| Jayden, who until last month was living in Didcot, Oxfordshire with her mother, is described as white, of slim build with shoulder length dark-brown hair and brown eyes. | |
| She recently became homeless and had been living at a hostel in Oxford called 1 Foot Forward. | |
| Police have issued a CCTV image of her leaving Didcot Parkway railway station at 16:27 GMT on 3 December. She had earlier caught a train from Oxford. | |
| About 50 officers are involved in the search, which is being concentrated on a rural area between the village of Upton and Didcot, around a disused railway line. | |
| Ch Supt Andy Murray, from Thames Valley Police, said: "This is a live missing persons inquiry. | |
| "But, as time goes on, we're becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare. | |
| "The man arrested as part of our inquiries is to try and prove or disprove that Jayden has come to harm." | |
| 'Shocked and concerned' | |
| Ch Supt Murray confirmed the man would remain in custody until "at least later this evening". | |
| He will then either be released, charged or have his time in custody extended. | |
| Police are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area between Upton and Didcot on the evening of the 8 December and the morning of 9 December. | |
| "If you saw anything suspicious, please call us, we would like to hear from you," added Ch Supt Murray. | |
| "Information we have received has led us to concentrate our search in that area. | |
| "Jayden's family are being seen by a family liaison officer and are understandably shocked and concerned. | |
| "They want their daughter home safe and well." |