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| Jayden Parkinson: man charged with teenager's murder | Jayden Parkinson: man charged with teenager's murder |
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| A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 17-year-old Jayden Parkinson, who disappeared almost two weeks ago. | A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 17-year-old Jayden Parkinson, who disappeared almost two weeks ago. |
| Ben Blakeley, 22, of Christchurch Road, Reading, Berkshire, was remanded in custody on Monday after a brief hearing at Oxford magistrates court. | Ben Blakeley, 22, of Christchurch Road, Reading, Berkshire, was remanded in custody on Monday after a brief hearing at Oxford magistrates court. |
| Blakeley, who will appear at Oxford crown court on Tuesday, was charged on Sunday night with Jayden's murder and an allegation of perverting the course of justice. | Blakeley, who will appear at Oxford crown court on Tuesday, was charged on Sunday night with Jayden's murder and an allegation of perverting the course of justice. |
| Specialist search teams backed by helicopters and police dogs have been searching for any trace of Jayden, who was last seen leaving Didcot Parkway railway station in Oxfordshire on 3 December. | Specialist search teams backed by helicopters and police dogs have been searching for any trace of Jayden, who was last seen leaving Didcot Parkway railway station in Oxfordshire on 3 December. |
| Thames Valley police said they had charged a 17-year-old youth with assisting an offender. | |
| A police spokesman said the boy, from Didcot, would appear at the same court on Monday afternoon in connection with the murder investigation. | A police spokesman said the boy, from Didcot, would appear at the same court on Monday afternoon in connection with the murder investigation. |
| Throughout the weekend, police have continued a detailed search of an area of farmland just outside the village of Upton, near Didcot, where they appeared to be focusing their efforts on woodland near the church. | Throughout the weekend, police have continued a detailed search of an area of farmland just outside the village of Upton, near Didcot, where they appeared to be focusing their efforts on woodland near the church. |
| The police inquiry team has grown to more than 100 officers and a senior officer has said the existing searches may continue for several days. | The police inquiry team has grown to more than 100 officers and a senior officer has said the existing searches may continue for several days. |
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