Police make arrest in Melanie Hall investigation (From Gazette Series)

Police make arrest in Melanie Hall investigation

2:46pm Wednesday 1st September 2010 in

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POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of Melanie Hall, whose remains were found at Falfield last year.

Melanie, a 25-year-old hospital worker from Bath, was last seen alive at a night club in the city in 1996.

Her remains were found last October near junction 14 of the M5 at Falfield by a workman clearing vegetation.

According the Avon and Somerset Police, the 39-year-old man from Wiltshire, was arrested after he went voluntarily to a police station yesterday, Tuesday, August 31.

Det Chief Insp Gareth Bevan, of the murder inquiry team, described the arrest as an important step but stressed that the investigation is still ongoing.

He said: "Since Melanie's body was found last October, the investigation team has continued to work tirelessly, following up new information we have received and revisiting the previous investigations that followed Melanie's disappearance from Walcot Street in June 1996.

"An additional 250 statements have been taken and 1200 new tasks and investigative actions have been completed."

On July 1 a 38-year-old Bath man was arrested on suspicion of Melanie's murder and her disappearance, and was later released on bail.

Det Chief Insp Bevan said: "The murder inquiry team remains active, positive and determined to find Melanie's killer or killers and bring them to justice."

Anyone with information to contact the Murder Incident Room on 0117 9455811 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.