Arrest after gun death; Victim ran holiday sex business.Byline: KATY SIMPSON A SUSPECT was being held today following the alleged murder of a businessman who organised holiday sex tours. The 39-year-old from South Shields South Shields, city (1991 pop. 86,488), South Tyneside, NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River. It is a significant port. Shipbuilding and marine engineering are the main industries; chemicals and paints are manufactured. was taken into custody by officers from Northumbria Police Northumbria Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England. The service is the sixth largest police constabulary in England or Wales. As of April 2005, the current Chief Constable is Mike Craik. yesterday in connection with the execution-style killing of Christopher Hartley, 45, last month. His body was found on a roadside in West Yorkshire West Yorkshire, former metropolitan county, N central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county largely embraced the Leeds conurbation and comprised five metropolitan districts: Calderdale, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, and Kirklees. , close to his Jaguar XJ The Jaguar XJ is a luxury saloon sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque. The XJ was launched in 1968 and has served as the Jaguar flagship model for most of its production span which continues through to today. Sovereign. The arrested man was due to be transported to the Huddersfield area today to be quizzed by detectives from West Yorkshire Police West Yorkshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. It is the fourth largest force in England and Wales by number of officers, with 5671 officers. . The victim, who lived in a luxury detached house in the Huddersfield area, ran a sex holiday business called Eastern Delights. The arrest by Northumbria Police came a week after four men from Yorkshire were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. One of the men, aged 35, appeared at Huddersfield Magistrates' Court on Thursday. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Bradford Crown Court this Thursday. The three others were released on bail pending further enquiries. A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: "As a result of investigations by West Yorkshire Police, officers from Northumbria Police yesterday arrested a 39-year-old man in the South Shields area in connection with the murder of Christopher Hartley in Clayton West on September 8. "The arrested man will be questioned by detectives." A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "He was arrested on suspicion of murder. "The man is currently at a police station in the Northumbria area and was due to be brought back to West Yorkshire for questioning today." The murder victim's sex holiday business, which was run from his house, was being examined by detectives as part of the investigation. For pounds 1,695, clients were promised return flights to Manilla, airport transfers, 10 nights' bed and breakfast in a four-star hotel and a 24-hour tour guide-cum-escort. The Eastern Delights website features explicit pictures of the Filipino girls who would supposedly be waiting for customers. The West Yorkshire Police spokesman added: "Any information like this will form part of our investigation." Eastern Delights is one of a number of businesses registered to Mr Hartley's house, off Batley Road in Tingley. He is also believed to have run a car business from his house. |
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