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| Man held over Claudia Lawrence death | Man held over Claudia Lawrence death |
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| A 59-year-old man from York has been arrested on suspicion of murdering missing chef Claudia Lawrence. | |
| Miss Lawrence, who was 35 when she disappeared from her home in the city in 2009, has not been found, North Yorkshire Police said. | |
| A force spokesman said forensic examinations were being conducted and were expected to continue for several days. | A force spokesman said forensic examinations were being conducted and were expected to continue for several days. |
| Police said a car was seized and further arrests could not be ruled out. | Police said a car was seized and further arrests could not be ruled out. |
| The force have not said where the new forensic examinations were taking place. | |
| Miss Lawrence, who lived in Heworth, worked at the University of York and had been due to start a shift at 06:00 on 19 March but failed to turn up. | Miss Lawrence, who lived in Heworth, worked at the University of York and had been due to start a shift at 06:00 on 19 March but failed to turn up. |
| She was reported missing by her father, Peter, 67, the following day. | |
| Extensive searches of the area were made but she was not found and police have since treated her disappearance as murder. | Extensive searches of the area were made but she was not found and police have since treated her disappearance as murder. |
| North Yorkshire Police launched a review of the case last year and have carried out new forensic work and searches of Miss Lawrence's home. | North Yorkshire Police launched a review of the case last year and have carried out new forensic work and searches of Miss Lawrence's home. |
| A fresh appeal for information was made on the fifth anniversary of her disappearance in March, which was broadcast on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. | A fresh appeal for information was made on the fifth anniversary of her disappearance in March, which was broadcast on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. |
| Police revealed several new lines of inquiry generated by the review of the case and a fresh examination of her home. | |
| Fingerprints had been uncovered using techniques not available in 2009, they said. | |
| A DNA profile of a man was also found on a cigarette end discovered in Miss Lawrence's Vauxhall Corsa. | |
| North Yorkshire Police said the Lawrence family had been informed of the arrest and were being offered support. |