Tragic girl: Man bailed

A MAN arrested over the murder of a young woman 20 years ago has been freed on bail as police inquiries continue.

The 45-year-old suspect was held last week over the killing of hospital clerical worker Melanie Hall.

Miss Hall was 25 when last seen at the former Cadillacs nightclub in Bath on June 6, 1996.

The arrest came just weeks after detectives revealed they had made a DNA breakthrough through the national database.

Melanie’s remains were discovered in vegetation by the M5 at Thornbury, Glos, in October 2009.

Police alerted Miss Hall’s parents Steve, 72, and Pat, 71, about the suspect’s arrest and his subsequent release on bail on Saturday night.