Police seek man seen near 'Milly' body site

Detectives today appealed for help in finding a man who was seen carrying a shovel near where the body of British schoolgirl …

Detectives today appealed for help in finding a man who was seen carrying a shovel near where the body of British schoolgirl Amanda "Milly" Dowler was found.

The 13-year-old's remains were found in Yateley Heath Woods in Hampshire, and detectives want to identify a man, aged in his late forties,seen in the area on the morning of Sunday, March 24th, three days after Milly disappeared.

He was wearing a thigh-length, green parka-like jacket with a hood and was spotted near the Ely pub on the A30.

A makeshift camp has been found in this same area, containing bottles, cans, old food and a sleeping bag.

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