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Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murdering Saudi student Nahid Almanea and father of five James Attfield in Essex | Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murdering Saudi student Nahid Almanea and father of five James Attfield in Essex |
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A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a Saudi student and a father-of-five to death in Essex. | A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a Saudi student and a father-of-five to death in Essex. |
One of his alleged victims was stabbed more than 100 times, while the other was attacked as she walked to the University of Essex campus. | One of his alleged victims was stabbed more than 100 times, while the other was attacked as she walked to the University of Essex campus. |
The teenager, who has not been named, was arrested on the Salary Brook Trail in Colchester on Tuesday. | The teenager, who has not been named, was arrested on the Salary Brook Trail in Colchester on Tuesday. |
That is the same path where Nahid Almanea, a student from Saudi Arabia, was stabbed to death on 17 June last year. | |
Wearing a traditional abaya and hijab, the 31-year-old was walking from her student accommodation in nearby Woodrow Way to the university complex in Wivenhoe. | Wearing a traditional abaya and hijab, the 31-year-old was walking from her student accommodation in nearby Woodrow Way to the university complex in Wivenhoe. |
She died of stab wounds after being attacked at around 10.40am. | She died of stab wounds after being attacked at around 10.40am. |
Hundreds of people attended Ms Almanea's funeral in Saudi Arabia and officials from the country visited Essex for a briefing on the murder case last month. | Hundreds of people attended Ms Almanea's funeral in Saudi Arabia and officials from the country visited Essex for a briefing on the murder case last month. |
Months earlier, 33-year-old James Attfield was killed in a different part of Colchester. | |
The father, known as Jim, was found on Riverside Path in the early hours of 29 March with more than 100 stab wounds. | The father, known as Jim, was found on Riverside Path in the early hours of 29 March with more than 100 stab wounds. |
The teenager was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon but after two days of investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, he was re-arrested in connection to the murders. | The teenager was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon but after two days of investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, he was re-arrested in connection to the murders. |
The boy is in custody at Colchester police station and officers continue to appeal for information. | The boy is in custody at Colchester police station and officers continue to appeal for information. |
Anyone who can help with the investigation is asked to contact Essex Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | Anyone who can help with the investigation is asked to contact Essex Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
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