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| Man held over teenager's murder | Man held over teenager's murder |
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| A 30-year-old man is being questioned about the murder of a teenage girl in Limavady, County Londonderry. | A 30-year-old man is being questioned about the murder of a teenage girl in Limavady, County Londonderry. |
| The body of 17-year-old Wendy McAteer was found at Blackburn Path in the town at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday. The path runs between two schools. | The body of 17-year-old Wendy McAteer was found at Blackburn Path in the town at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday. The path runs between two schools. |
| It is unclear how she was killed, but police have appealed "to witnesses to an assault". | It is unclear how she was killed, but police have appealed "to witnesses to an assault". |
| A detective said she was last spotted drinking with friends in a local bar on Wednesday afternoon. | A detective said she was last spotted drinking with friends in a local bar on Wednesday afternoon. |
| Miss McAteer is believed to be a past-pupil of St Mary's High School, one of the schools near where her body was found. | Miss McAteer is believed to be a past-pupil of St Mary's High School, one of the schools near where her body was found. |
| Wendy McAteer's body was taken away from the sceneLocal priest Fr Michael Collins said it was alarming "that a 17-year-old girl could be killed in this way". | |
| "It frightens us because it seems to be a part of culture nowadays that violence is simply seen as a solution to all the problems," he added. | "It frightens us because it seems to be a part of culture nowadays that violence is simply seen as a solution to all the problems," he added. |
| East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell said people in Limavady were "shocked" by the news. | East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell said people in Limavady were "shocked" by the news. |
| "Any person that dies as a result of some form of incident is to be regretted, and I'm sure the sympathies of everyone will go out to the family," he said. | "Any person that dies as a result of some form of incident is to be regretted, and I'm sure the sympathies of everyone will go out to the family," he said. |