Paris hotel death: Man questioned

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The man was arrested on Monday afternoon in woodland in Chelford near Macclesfield, Cheshire.

It is believed he had been living rough in a tent in the woodland.

The arrest follows a police search for Miss Legg's boyfriend Ian Griffin.

A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said: "Cheshire Police have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with the French investigation into the death of Kinga Legg in Paris on the May 25.

"The man was arrested in woodland in the area of Chelford in Macclesfield at 3.30pm.

"At this stage it would appear that the man has been living rough in a tent. Cheshire Police are liaising with the French authorities."

He is currently being held at the East Cheshire custody suite in Middlewich.

The spokeswoman said the man was arrested under Section 9 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The section of the act covers any murder or manslaughter committed outside the UK.

Miss Legg was found beaten to death at the Hotel Le Bristol in Paris last week. Her body was found by a maid "battered and bruised" in the bathroom of the hotel suite. The 36-year-old Pole died from internal bleeding as a result of her injuries, French police have said.