A MAN is being questioned by detectives investigating the murder of
Scottish waitress Sandra Parkinson in South Devon, it was revealed
yesterday.
While police emphasised that they were continuing to pursue many other
lines of inquiry, they described the new lead as ''an interesting
development''.
The 33-year-old man from Shropshire is currently on remand at Exeter
prison, charged with a burglary offence and handling stolen goods in the
East Devon area.
He is being questioned by senior detectives from the Kingsbridge
incident room set up after Miss Parkinson was murdered last month.
The officers are awaiting the results of what are believed to be DNA
forensic tests being conducted at the Home Office laboratory.
Miss Parkinson, 22, from Stevenston in Ayrshire, was found raped and
strangled in undergrowth beside a clifftop path near Salcombe on July
21.
An official police statement said: ''In response to media speculation
we wish to stress that many people are being interviewed to confirm
their movements at the material time.
''In particular, as a result of our inquiries, a 33-year-old man has
been brought back from the Midlands to be interviewed in connection with
the murder and other offences.
''There is no evidence at this time to connect this man with the
murder at Salcombe and all other lines of inquiry are being actively
pursued.''
However, sources at the Kingsbridge incident room suggested that other
lines of inquiry were being downgraded.
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