13/12/2013

Man Arrested In Connection With Missing Teen

Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murdering 17-year-old Jayden Parkinson, who went missing 10 days ago.

Jayden, from Oxford, was last seen on 3 December leaving a youth hostel in the Iffley Road area of the city.

Thames Valley Police have now confirmed that a man from Reading has been arrested in connection with her disappearance and is in police custody.

Police are also continuing to appeal for help in tracing Jayden.

She is described as white, of slim build with shoulder length dark brown hair and brown eyes.

(MH/JP)

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