Suspect, 49, arrested in connection with death of Emma Caldwell 17 years after body found in woodland
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a 27-year-old woman – 17 years after her body was found in woodland.
Emma Caldwell was working as a sex worker when she vanished on April 5, 2005, from Glasgow.
She was discovered a month later in woodland around 50 miles from where she was last seen.
Police today confirmed a 49-year-old man has been arrested in connection with Emma’s death.
The suspect, from Glasgow, remains in custody.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Superintendent Graeme Mackie, said: “”This is a complex and challenging investigation and I would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts in getting us to this point of a man being arrested earlier today.
“Emma’s family, in particular her mother Margaret, have shown incredible resilience and determination since her death in 2005 and I would like to pay tribute to that today.
“We have remained in close contact with them during this investigation and officers have updated Margaret on this significant development.
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“The investigation into Emma’s death continues and I would urge anyone with information, no matter how small or insignificant they might think it is, to please come forward and speak to us.”
Emma was reported missing by her family on April 10, 2005 after she was last seen between 12.30am and 1.30am on a busy main road.
Tragically, her naked body was found in Lanarkshire five weeks later.
Her mother Margaret worked tirelessly to reopen the case after the original probe collapsed.
Police began re-investigating Emma’s death in 2015 and a detailed forensic search of the woods was carried out two years later.
Aamer Anwar, solicitor for the Caldwell family, said Margaret and are family are “extremely grateful” following the development.
He added: “I also wish to pay tribute to Margaret Caldwell, a mother who through the love of a child has never given up in her struggle for justice.”