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Yale worker charged with murder | Yale worker charged with murder |
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A Yale University laboratory technician has been charged with murdering student Annie Le, US police say. | A Yale University laboratory technician has been charged with murdering student Annie Le, US police say. |
Raymond Clark was arrested at a motel where he had been staying since being released by police on Wednesday, following DNA testing. | Raymond Clark was arrested at a motel where he had been staying since being released by police on Wednesday, following DNA testing. |
The body of Ms Le was found on Sunday - her planned wedding day - in a wall cavity in a research building. She had been missing for a week. | The body of Ms Le was found on Sunday - her planned wedding day - in a wall cavity in a research building. She had been missing for a week. |
A post mortem report confirmed 24-year-old Ms Le had been strangled. | A post mortem report confirmed 24-year-old Ms Le had been strangled. |
New Haven Police Chief James Lewis said "an arrest warrant was signed... charging Clark with the murder of Annie Le". | New Haven Police Chief James Lewis said "an arrest warrant was signed... charging Clark with the murder of Annie Le". |
Mr Lewis said Mr Clark and Ms Le worked in the same building, but would not say whether they knew each other. He called the killing "an issue of workplace violence". | Mr Lewis said Mr Clark and Ms Le worked in the same building, but would not say whether they knew each other. He called the killing "an issue of workplace violence". |
Mr Clark appeared before a judge on Thursday who set bail at $3m (£1.8m). The AP news agency said he had not entered a plea. | Mr Clark appeared before a judge on Thursday who set bail at $3m (£1.8m). The AP news agency said he had not entered a plea. |
Sniffer dog | Sniffer dog |
Ms Le's body was in a deep recess within a basement wall - in an area where cables, pipes and ducts run between floors - of a research building where she worked as a medical researcher. | Ms Le's body was in a deep recess within a basement wall - in an area where cables, pipes and ducts run between floors - of a research building where she worked as a medical researcher. |
Police Chief James Lewis: "Annie Le was a young woman with unlimited potential" | Police Chief James Lewis: "Annie Le was a young woman with unlimited potential" |
Security video showed the pharmacology graduate student arriving but not leaving. | Security video showed the pharmacology graduate student arriving but not leaving. |
After repeated searches, a sniffer dog discovered her body five days later - on the day she had been due to marry Columbia University graduate student Jonathan Widawsky. | After repeated searches, a sniffer dog discovered her body five days later - on the day she had been due to marry Columbia University graduate student Jonathan Widawsky. |
The office of the state chief medical examiner, Dr Wayne Carver, said the death of Ms Le was caused by "traumatic asphyxia due to neck compression". | The office of the state chief medical examiner, Dr Wayne Carver, said the death of Ms Le was caused by "traumatic asphyxia due to neck compression". |
The suspect, 24-year-old Raymond Clark, was taken into custody on Wednesday after police obtained a warrant to search his house in Middletown, Connecticut. | The suspect, 24-year-old Raymond Clark, was taken into custody on Wednesday after police obtained a warrant to search his house in Middletown, Connecticut. |
Police said he voluntarily submitted to DNA testing, the results of which would be compared with more than 150 pieces of evidence taken from the scene. | Police said he voluntarily submitted to DNA testing, the results of which would be compared with more than 150 pieces of evidence taken from the scene. |
US media report that he was kept under surveillance after leaving the police station, and spending the night at a Super 8 motel in Cromwell, Connecticut. | US media report that he was kept under surveillance after leaving the police station, and spending the night at a Super 8 motel in Cromwell, Connecticut. |
Police moved in and arrested Mr Clark at the motel on Thursday morning. | Police moved in and arrested Mr Clark at the motel on Thursday morning. |
The killing has shocked students at the Ivy League university, who have been leaving flowers and candles near the laboratory where Ms Le worked. | The killing has shocked students at the Ivy League university, who have been leaving flowers and candles near the laboratory where Ms Le worked. |