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Child killings: Police seek witnesses to weekend tragedies on Merseyside and in North Wales
Police in North Wales hunting the murderer of seven-year-old Sophie Hook last night obtained a court order to continue questioning a man in custody. He was described by police holding him in Rhyl, Clwyd, as "assisting with inquiries". A second man questioned in Llandudno, Gwynedd, was released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Few other details emerged from the police force where one senior officer, Detective Superintendent Eric Jones, had earlier described sexual assault on the young girl and her death as "horrifying" and the worst he had seen in 25 years' service. "Whoever was responsible for this crime is a very dangerous man, a brute who must be caught - quickly," he said.
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