Avon and Somerset Police have arrested a 45-year-old man as part of their investigation into the murder of 25-year-old Melanie Hall, who went missing from a Bath nightclub in 1996.
The man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of Melanie’s murder and he remains in custody for questioning.
Melanie was last seen at the former Cadillacs nightclub in Walcot Street, Bath, in the early hours of Sunday 9th June 1996.
Her remains were found in vegetation off the northbound slipway at junction 14 of the M5 (Thornbury) in 2009.
Det Supt Andy Bevan said: “Melanie’s parents have been informed of the arrest and will continue to be supported and updated on the progress of our inquiry by specialist family liaison officers.”
