A MAN has been arrested over the murder of a girl who was found dead in ditch 24 YEARS ago.
Victoria Hall, aged 17, was last seen alive in the early hours of September 19, 1999, in High Road, Trimley St Mary, Suffolk.
Victoria left home on the evening of September 18, 1999, to go for a night out with a friend at the Bandbox nightclub in Bent Hill, Felixstowe.
The pair remained there until around 1am on the morning of September 19.
They then went to get some food at the Bodrum Grill in Undercliff Road West, before beginning the walk back to Trimley St Mary.
They parted at around 2.20am near to the junction of High Road and Faulkeners Way.
Victoria was just yards away from her home.
When Victoria’s parents woke-up that morning and discovered that she had not returned home, the police were called and a missing person inquiry commenced.
Five days later Victoria’s naked body was found in a ditch beside a field by a dog walker in Creeting Lane, Creeting St Peter, approximately 25 miles away from where she was last seen.
In September 2019, Suffolk Police revealed that the case – known as Operation Avon – was now a live inquiry again and being fully reinvestigated by a new team of detectives, after fresh information had been received that was not previously known.
Anyone with information about Victoria’s death is asked to contact the Major Investigation Team, via either the online portal or by telephone, as detailed below:
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org
