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Boy still questioned over murder | |
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A 16-year-old is still being questioned by detectives investigating the murder of a 24-year-old trainee hairdresser attacked while she was walking her dog. | |
Forensic experts have searched the house where the teenage boy was arrested, near the woodland where the body of Kelly Hyde was found on Sunday. | |
Detectives said the youth was arrested at Pantyffynnon, near Ammanford, on Tuesday. | |
Ms Hyde, of Ammanford, was "wonderful" and "creative", her family said. | |
Sixty police officers are now investigating the murder. | |
She was reported missing last Thursday after taking her car for a service and then walking her dog. | She was reported missing last Thursday after taking her car for a service and then walking her dog. |
Police are looking for a weapon used to inflict serious head injuries. | Police are looking for a weapon used to inflict serious head injuries. |
Ms Hyde's body was found near a bridle path at Pantyffynnon after a search involving police officers, a helicopter and mountain rescue teams. | |
The trainee hairdresser, who worked in Llanelli, had left her car at a garage at Tycroes in Carmarthenshire early on Thursday morning. It is then thought she went to take her dog for a walk. | The trainee hairdresser, who worked in Llanelli, had left her car at a garage at Tycroes in Carmarthenshire early on Thursday morning. It is then thought she went to take her dog for a walk. |
But she did not arrive home and was reported missing the same night by her housemates. | But she did not arrive home and was reported missing the same night by her housemates. |
Floral tributes have been left in the village | Floral tributes have been left in the village |
On Friday, her black and tan dog Scrappy was found wandering in the area of the woodland in which Ms Hyde's body was found two days later. | On Friday, her black and tan dog Scrappy was found wandering in the area of the woodland in which Ms Hyde's body was found two days later. |
Supt Alun Harries from Dyfed-Powys Police read a statement from Ms Hyde's family at a police news conference on Tuesday in which they paid tribute to a "much loved daughter, sister, sister-in-law and aunt, and will be sorely missed". | Supt Alun Harries from Dyfed-Powys Police read a statement from Ms Hyde's family at a police news conference on Tuesday in which they paid tribute to a "much loved daughter, sister, sister-in-law and aunt, and will be sorely missed". |
"She was a wonderful, warm, sensitive and creative girl with a vibrant personality who was a lover of life and made every effort to live life to the full," the statement said. | "She was a wonderful, warm, sensitive and creative girl with a vibrant personality who was a lover of life and made every effort to live life to the full," the statement said. |
Although not born in Wales, the family said, Ms Hyde had moved to the area when she was a baby, had been educated there, and spoke Welsh. | Although not born in Wales, the family said, Ms Hyde had moved to the area when she was a baby, had been educated there, and spoke Welsh. |
The path leading to woodland where Kelly Hyde's body was found | The path leading to woodland where Kelly Hyde's body was found |
They described her interest in music "particularly Led Zeppelin and dancing, indeed she had trouble sitting still". | They described her interest in music "particularly Led Zeppelin and dancing, indeed she had trouble sitting still". |
The statement said Ms Hyde was also keen on ponies, having ridden competitively for Llandeilo Pony Club. | The statement said Ms Hyde was also keen on ponies, having ridden competitively for Llandeilo Pony Club. |
"Through her housemate, Gemma, she'd met her boyfriend Edmund, a drummer in a local rock band. She was full of optimism, more prevalent since she'd met Edmund. | "Through her housemate, Gemma, she'd met her boyfriend Edmund, a drummer in a local rock band. She was full of optimism, more prevalent since she'd met Edmund. |
"There are no words that can describe our sense of loss at this time," the family added. | "There are no words that can describe our sense of loss at this time," the family added. |
Anyone with information should contact the incident room on 01267 221212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | Anyone with information should contact the incident room on 01267 221212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |