28/10/2009 13:05
A man held over death of girl he met on Facebook
The body of a 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall was found in a ditch yesterday after she was lured to her death by a man she met on the internet.
Ashleigh Hall told friends she had a date with a lad of 16 who had contacted her on Facebook. The day before she left her home in Darlington telling her mother she was staying at a friend's house. Her body was found yesterday and the area was immediately cordoned off.
Eamonn Farrar, the school's chief executive, described her as a "lovely, lovely kid".
A 32-year-old who is believed to be on the sex offenders register was last night being questioned on suspicion of murder.