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| Man quizzed over missing Nicola | Man quizzed over missing Nicola |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of abducting and murdering a woman who went missing 16 years ago. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of abducting and murdering a woman who went missing 16 years ago. |
| West Midlands Police said the 37-year-old man from the Derbyshire area had been held over the disappearance of Nicola Payne. | West Midlands Police said the 37-year-old man from the Derbyshire area had been held over the disappearance of Nicola Payne. |
| She was 18 when she went missing while walking through a grassy area in Wood End, Coventry, on 14 December, 1991. | She was 18 when she went missing while walking through a grassy area in Wood End, Coventry, on 14 December, 1991. |
| The man has been released on police bail pending further inquiries, police added. | The man has been released on police bail pending further inquiries, police added. |
| A major police search was launched after she went missing, and her family has also been involved in television appeals for information. | A major police search was launched after she went missing, and her family has also been involved in television appeals for information. |
| Ms Payne was walking through an area known as the Black Pad, from her partner's home to her parents' house on nearby Woodway Close, when she disappeared. | Ms Payne was walking through an area known as the Black Pad, from her partner's home to her parents' house on nearby Woodway Close, when she disappeared. |
| Ms Payne's 16-year-old son Owen, who was only seven months old when she went missing, appealed in August for information about her disappearance. | |
| West Midlands Police said officers from the Major Investigation Unit arrested the man, although they could not say when or where he was held. | West Midlands Police said officers from the Major Investigation Unit arrested the man, although they could not say when or where he was held. |
| Ms Payne's parents were being updated on the progress of the inquiry, police added. | Ms Payne's parents were being updated on the progress of the inquiry, police added. |