Police release man on bail (From Gazette Series)
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Police release man on bail
10:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010 in
POLICE have bailed a man arrested on suspicion of the murder of Melanie Hall.
The 39-year-old from Wiltshire was arrested on Tuesday, August 31after he went voluntarily to a police station.
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.
The man was held by police for 22 hours, during which time he was questioned in connection with Melanie's murder, before being released on bail yesterday, Wednesday, September 1.
Det Chief Insp Gareth Bevan, of the murder inquiry team, said: "We had good reason to arrest this man and to hold him for questioning.
"There was no requirement to keep him in custody for any longer. He is now on bail and may be spoken to again as part of our continuing investigation.
"I once again urge anyone with information to come forward and provide us with the information and evidence we need to identify 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.
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