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Murder charge over missing Jayden Parkinson | Murder charge over missing Jayden Parkinson |
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a missing teenager from Oxford. | |
Officers are treating the disappearance of Jayden Parkinson, 17, as murder. She was last seen on Tuesday 3 December. | |
Ben Blakeley, 22, of Christchurch Road, Reading, was charged late on Sunday. He appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody. | |
He also faces a charge of perverting the course of justice. A 17-year-old boy remains in police custody. | |
He was also arrested on suspicion of murder. | |
Mr Blakeley is due to appear before Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday, when a judge is set to decide whether he should be granted bail. | |
Earlier, police called on the public to "refrain from carrying out their own searches" for Jayden. | |
She was last seen on CCTV at 16:07 GMT on 3 December boarding a train from Oxford railway station to Didcot Parkway. | |
Detectives previously said they wanted to speak to a man seen "struggling" with a suitcase. | |
Police want to trace the man, who was seen in Upton at 02:00 on 9 December. | |
The same man was seen in nearby Didcot about half an hour later. | The same man was seen in nearby Didcot about half an hour later. |
The man is described as white, aged about 20, about 5ft 7in (1.7m) tall with a slim or medium build and short dark hair. He was wearing light-coloured jeans. | The man is described as white, aged about 20, about 5ft 7in (1.7m) tall with a slim or medium build and short dark hair. He was wearing light-coloured jeans. |
The case is described as being of light-coloured canvas, possibly pale blue. | The case is described as being of light-coloured canvas, possibly pale blue. |
Over the weekend, officers have been searching in and around the village of Upton. |