Man arrested in connection with murder of economics graduate

12 April 2012

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an economics graduate whose body was found in woodland near her workplace.

A spokesman for Derbyshire Police said detectives investigating the death of Jia Ashton arrested the suspect at a flat in the Amber Valley area this afternoon.

Mrs Ashton, who lived in Somercotes, Derbyshire, and worked for chocolate-maker Thorntons in nearby Swanwick, disappeared on March 10 and was found dead in nearby woods three days later.

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