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Boy held over dog walker murder | |
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A 16-year-old is still being questioned by detectives investigating the murder of a 24-year-old hairdresser as she was walked her dog. | |
Kelly Hyde's body was found in woodland just off a bridle path near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on Sunday. She had suffered serious head injuries. | |
The 24-year-old had been reported missing by flatmates when she failed to return home from a walk on Thursday. | |
A teenager was arrested at Pantyffynnon near Ammanford, on Tuesday. | |
Dyfed-Powys Police - who have 60 officers working on the case - said detectives are looking for a weapon. | |
Ms Hyde, a trainee hairdresser in Llanelli, disappeared while she took her dog Scrappy for a walk on Thursday morning. | |
Earlier, she had left her car at a garage at Tycroes in Carmarthenshire. The alarm was raised when she did not arrive home that night. | |
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 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," it read. | |
Although not born in Wales, Ms Hyde's family moved to the area when she was a baby. She was raised in the area where she had leaned to speak 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 |
Relatives said Ms Hyde was also keen on music, dancing and 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. |