Man bailed over bridle path death

It is not yet known how Aleesha Nedic died

A man arrested by detectives investigating the death of a 19-year-old Black Country woman has been released on bail.

Aleesha Nedic's partially-clothed body was discovered on a bridle path by a man walking his dog at Heath End Lane, Snitterfield, near Stratford-upon-Avon, at 0940 GMT on 13 January.

A post-mortem examination and toxicology tests failed to establish how she died, although her death is being treated as murder.

Warwickshire Police said a 48-year-old man was held during the early hours of Friday at an address in Heath Town, Wolverhampton and was released on bail after being interviewed in Royal Leamington Spa.

Witness appeal

It is believed that Ms Nedic, who was from the Wolverhampton area, had been working as a prostitute.

Detective Superintendent Karen Harfield made a further appeal to people who used the Heath End Lane bridle path during the days before 13 January to come forward.

She said: "We know a number of vehicles had driven on or near the bridleway during the two days before Aleesha's body was discovered.

"We urgently need to speak to the drivers of those vehicles to eliminate them from our inquiries and to establish whether they saw or heard anything which could assist the investigation."

Ms Nedic was last seen in the Heath Town area of Wolverhampton on 11 January.

How she came to be in Snitterfield is unclear.