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| Phone search after student murder | |
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| Detectives investigating the murder of a student whose body was found at a university halls of residence are trying to find her mobile telephone. | |
| Police were called to The Lawns, at the University of Hull in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, after Rebecca Love's family could not contact her. | Police were called to The Lawns, at the University of Hull in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, after Rebecca Love's family could not contact her. |
| The 26-year-old victim probably knew her killer, who may not have been a fellow student, officers said. | The 26-year-old victim probably knew her killer, who may not have been a fellow student, officers said. |
| Police are questioning a 20-year-old man about the death. | |
| Another man, aged 32, was questioned and then released on Saturday night. | Another man, aged 32, was questioned and then released on Saturday night. |
| Det Chief Insp Tony Garton, who is leading theinvestigation, said: "It is important that we find Rebecca's phone as it mayhold important information which could assist this investigation. | |
| "We have searched Rebecca's room but the phone couldn't be found. | |
| "Rebecca's friends and family tell us she had a silver-coloured Nokia phone which we urgently need to locate." | |
| Ms Love's parents, David and Carol, issued a plea for help through Humberside Police. | |
| The family are devastated by her untimely death and we ask for anyone who can help to contact Humberside Police Family statement | |
| In a statement the family said: "Rebecca was a 26-year-old student studying for a BSc in marine biology. | |
| "She leaves behind her mother, father and a younger brother. | |
| "She is deeply missed. The family are devastated by her untimely death and we ask for anyone who can help to contact Humberside Police." | |
| Det Ch Insp Tony Garton, who is leading the inquiry, said Ms Love appeared to have been the victim of "a fairly prolonged physical attack". | Det Ch Insp Tony Garton, who is leading the inquiry, said Ms Love appeared to have been the victim of "a fairly prolonged physical attack". |
| "At the moment it would appear that Rebecca knew the person that she let into her room to attack her. | "At the moment it would appear that Rebecca knew the person that she let into her room to attack her. |
| "There are no signs of forced entry to the room or the hall, so it would appear that there was some form of consent." | "There are no signs of forced entry to the room or the hall, so it would appear that there was some form of consent." |
| He said it did not mean that another student was involved and said it was crucial they established what Miss Love's movements were during recent days. | He said it did not mean that another student was involved and said it was crucial they established what Miss Love's movements were during recent days. |