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Missing Jayden Parkinson: Boyfriend held in murder probe | Missing Jayden Parkinson: Boyfriend held in murder probe |
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Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a missing teenage girl from Oxford. | |
Jayden Parkinson, 17, was last seen in the Iffley Road area of the city on 3 December after leaving a youth hostel. She did not return home as planned. | |
A 22-year-old man from Reading and 17-year-old boy are being held in custody as the search for Jayden continues. | |
Thames Valley Police said the 22-year-old was "in a relationship" with the girl. | |
The 17-year-old boy was arrested after attending a police station in Oxfordshire earlier. | |
'Shocked and concerned' | |
Jayden, who until last month was living in Didcot, Oxfordshire with her mother, is described as white and slim, with shoulder-length dark brown hair and brown eyes. | Jayden, who until last month was living in Didcot, Oxfordshire with her mother, is described as white and slim, 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. | 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. | 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 detectives 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. | About 50 detectives 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. |
Det Ch Supt Andy Murray, who is leading the investigation, said officers were keen to hear from anyone who was in the area between the evening of the 8 December and the morning of 9 December. | |
"There was an incident there on the Sunday night leading into the Monday morning," he said. | "There was an incident there on the Sunday night leading into the Monday morning," he said. |
"If you saw anything suspicious, please call us; we would like to hear from you. | "If you saw anything suspicious, please call us; we would like to hear from you. |
"Information we have received has led us to concentrate our search in that area." | "Information we have received has led us to concentrate our search in that area." |
Det Ch Supt Murray stressed the investigation was still "a live missing persons inquiry". | |
"As time goes on, we're becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare. | |
"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." | "They want their daughter home safe and well." |