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Ashleigh Hall Tributes

A man has appeared in court accused of the kidnap and manslaughter of a seventeen year old girl found dead close to a field in County Durham. Peter Chapman is also charged with failing to notify police of a new address, as required of him under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Ashleigh Hall was discovered on a farm track near Sedgefield on Monday night. Her mother has released a statement about Ashleigh, while her schoolteacher paid tribute to her.

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