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Missing Paige Chivers: Two men arrested for murder | Missing Paige Chivers: Two men arrested for murder |
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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager who has been missing since 2007. | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager who has been missing since 2007. |
Paige Chivers, 15, was last seen on August bank holiday in Bispham, Blackpool, in 2007. | |
She has not been seen or made contact with any family or friends. Her body has not been found. | |
The men, aged 45 and 59 from Blackpool, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempting to pervert the course of justice. | The men, aged 45 and 59 from Blackpool, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempting to pervert the course of justice. |
Despite numerous appeals, rewards, and a long-running police investigation she has not been seen since. | Despite numerous appeals, rewards, and a long-running police investigation she has not been seen since. |
Lancashire Constabulary said the investigation was being treated as a "no body" murder. | |
In May, police searched an overgrown area off All Hallows Church, Bispham. | |
The land is close to where a flat was searched in April after a £30,000 reward was offered to help solve the teenager's disappearance. | The land is close to where a flat was searched in April after a £30,000 reward was offered to help solve the teenager's disappearance. |
Police said the arrests were "not as a direct result of the reward". | |
During the inquiry, Lancashire Constabulary said it had arrested and questioned a number of people in relation to Paige's disappearance, but they had all been released without charge. | |
It was previously reported she was last seen on 23 August at a bus stop on Ashfield Road, Bispham, carrying a bag or suitcase after a row. | |
However, police said this was no longer the case and they could only confirm she went missing "some time over the bank holiday weekend". | |
Paige's father Frank Chivers, 49, died last year after being found with a head injury at his home in Layton. | |
Sean Conlon, 44, of no fixed address, was convicted of his murder and jailed for a minimum of 15 years at Preston Crown Court in January. | Sean Conlon, 44, of no fixed address, was convicted of his murder and jailed for a minimum of 15 years at Preston Crown Court in January. |
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