Bodies found in O’Callaghan search

Man, 47, arrested as police find two dead, one believed to be missing Swindon woman Police searching for Sian O’Callaghan , who disappeared after leaving a nightclub in Swindon last week, have said they have found two bodies, including one which is thought to be O’Callaghan. A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap and two murders, officers told a news conference. Detective superintendent Steve Fulcher said: “The location of two bodies have been identified to me, one of whom has yet to be identified formally, but I am quite clear is Sian. “I have informed Sian’s family, who are obviously deeply distressed, and I would ask to give them time and space to come to terms with what’s happened. Police reportedly arrested the suspect outside an Asda in Swindon. A green Toyota was also taken away on the back of a trailer. Meanwhile, police began searching a house in Ashbury Avenue, Swindon. Neighbours said the man who lived there was a cab driver who drove a green taxi. A white police tent was erected in the front garden of the semi-detached house, which was cordoned off and had three police vans parked outside Sian, aged 22, disappeared after leaving a nightclub in Swindon on Saturday in the early hours. Police have been combing the Savernake forest 12 miles away. Analysis of O’Callaghan’s mobile phone records suggests that about 30 minutes after she left the club, her phone was somewhere in the 1,800-hectare (4,500-acre) forest, near Marlborough. O’Callaghan, an office administrator, was caught on CCTV leaving the nightclub in Swindon’s Old Town area, after an evening out with friends. She lived in a flat just half a mile away with her boyfriend Kevin Reape, 25. O’Callaghan’s family thanked the public for their help in the search for “our beautiful girl”. In a statement released by police they said: “We have been so touched by the support shown by the community that we wanted to express our thanks. “The sheer numbers of people who have given up their time to help search for Sian and distribute appeal posters are overwhelming and we couldn’t ask for better support from the public, police and media.” Crime Police Steven Morris guardian.co.uk

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