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| Arrest over charity worker murder | |
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| Police in northern India have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a Swansea University graduate. | Police in northern India have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a Swansea University graduate. |
| The body of Michael Blakey, 23, was found partially hidden under a mound of stones in Dharamsala last month. | The body of Michael Blakey, 23, was found partially hidden under a mound of stones in Dharamsala last month. |
| His funeral is expected to take place in his home town of Burnley in Lancashire this week. | His funeral is expected to take place in his home town of Burnley in Lancashire this week. |
| The man who has been arrested is reported to be Indian. He has not been charged with any offence. | The man who has been arrested is reported to be Indian. He has not been charged with any offence. |
| Mr Blakey had been in India for five months working with the Tong-Len Charitable Trust helping refugees. Colleagues there said they feared he suffered a 'brutal attack'. | Mr Blakey had been in India for five months working with the Tong-Len Charitable Trust helping refugees. Colleagues there said they feared he suffered a 'brutal attack'. |
| His body was discovered with head and face injuries in a gully close to a church where he had been a member, three days after he was last seen on the 25 November. | His body was discovered with head and face injuries in a gully close to a church where he had been a member, three days after he was last seen on the 25 November. |
| 'Heartbreaking' | 'Heartbreaking' |
| Police had said last week they were questioning several people in connection with the murder but the arrest was confirmed over the weekend. | Police had said last week they were questioning several people in connection with the murder but the arrest was confirmed over the weekend. |
| Around 700 people held a day of prayer in his memory on Friday, in line with Hindu tradition. | |
| The death of the first-class honours graduate in development studies has shocked his friends in Wales, where he was well-known for his charity work with the Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Group and his work supporting international students. | The death of the first-class honours graduate in development studies has shocked his friends in Wales, where he was well-known for his charity work with the Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Group and his work supporting international students. |
| Mr Blakey was also an active member of the methodist church at the university, whose chaplain, the Reverend Richard Hall, said the death was "heartbreaking". | Mr Blakey was also an active member of the methodist church at the university, whose chaplain, the Reverend Richard Hall, said the death was "heartbreaking". |
| Dharamsala lies at the foot of the Himalayas and is the long-term home of the Dalai Lama and is the centre of India's large Tibetan community. | Dharamsala lies at the foot of the Himalayas and is the long-term home of the Dalai Lama and is the centre of India's large Tibetan community. |