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Jayden Parkinson search leads to Didcot graveyard | Jayden Parkinson search leads to Didcot graveyard |
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Police searching for missing Oxfordshire teenager Jayden Parkinson have cordoned off a graveyard in Didcot following a tip-off. | |
The 17-year-old, who police believe has been murdered, was last seen at Didcot railway station on Tuesday 3 December. | The 17-year-old, who police believe has been murdered, was last seen at Didcot railway station on Tuesday 3 December. |
Thames Valley Police said officers had received information about a grave next to All Saints' Church in Lydalls Road. | |
Jayden's ex-boyfriend Ben Blakeley, 22, of Christchurch Road, Reading, has been charged with her murder. | Jayden's ex-boyfriend Ben Blakeley, 22, of Christchurch Road, Reading, has been charged with her murder. |
At a press conference at the church, Det Ch Insp Andy Murray of Thames Valley Police said: "This afternoon we got specific and highly relevant information, [which] led us to concentrate our search on this cemetery and to a particular grave. | At a press conference at the church, Det Ch Insp Andy Murray of Thames Valley Police said: "This afternoon we got specific and highly relevant information, [which] led us to concentrate our search on this cemetery and to a particular grave. |
"Officers are securing the site as we speak. Police will be here overnight and for a number of days. | "Officers are securing the site as we speak. Police will be here overnight and for a number of days. |
"Jayden's family are absolutely distraught. Specialist forensic officers will be here for a number of days." | "Jayden's family are absolutely distraught. Specialist forensic officers will be here for a number of days." |
Det Ch Insp Murray said officers had already contacted the family associated with the grave, in Great Western Cemetery, next to the church. | |
A tent has been put up over the area in question. | |
Police said the families of those buried nearby had also been contacted and reassured that those graves would not be disturbed. | |
Earlier, police renewed their appeal for any information about a man seen struggling with a suitcase just outside the village of Upton, near Didcot, in south Oxfordshire, at about 02:00 GMT on December 9. | |
The same man was later then seen with the same suitcase in the Lydalls Road area at about 03:30 GMT. | |
Det Ch Insp Murray said detectives had since recovered several suitcases, one of which "may well be significant". | |
A 17-year-old boy, from Didcot, who has been charged with perverting the course of justice, has also appeared in court and is due back on 17 March. | |
More than 100 police officers and staff have been involved in the search for Jayden. |