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Men arrested for murder after Worcester university student vanished have been released

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Two men arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with missing teenage university student Thomas Jones have been released without charge.

Thomas, 18, vanished after a night out during his freshers week in Worcester city centre.

Police said the men have been released and are no longer being treated as suspects after co-operating fully with detectives.

Thomas Jones a student who has gone missing in Worcester. Police have now arrested a man on suspicion of murder. See NTI story NTIFRESHER. The 18-year-old has not been heard from since the early hours of last Wednesday morning and over the weekend hundreds of searchers were out looking for him, and handing out flyers. Yesterday West Mercia Police issued two updates, the first appealing for two men and revealing they were treating the Bromsgrove teenager's disappearance as a criminal investigation. On Sunday afternoon police said they had identified the men before yesterday evening's update, when police revealed a 20-year-old man from Worcester had been arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in police custody. Police are today asking the public to stay away from the search area around the Sabrina Bridge and Hylton Road, where the youngster was last seen, so that their search divers and officers could continue to conduct "a full and thorough search".

Thomas Jones, 18, has gone missing in Worcester (Picture: SWNS)

Detective Inspector James Bayliss, of West Mercia Police, said: The investigation into the disappearance of Thomas remains a priority and we are keeping an open mind as to the circumstances surrounding Thomass disappearance.

This remains a missing person enquiry.

I would like to thank the public of Worcester for their support and concern, the community response has been exceptional.

We continue to actively search the area and I would reiterate that anyone with any information should contact the police as soon as possible.

Thomas was last seen in the early hours of September 19 close to the River Severn in Worcester.

A search of the River Severn has been carried out for a missing teenager Thomas Jones, 18, from Bromsgrove. 24/09/2018. Police have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of a university student who went missing during Fresher's Week. See NTI story NTIMISSING. Thomas Jones, 18, was last seen in the early hours of last Wednesday (19/8) as he made his way back to his student accommodation in Worcester at around 3am. The teenager had been due to begin a Primary Education course this week at the University of Worcester and had only moved to the city last weekend. He had been on a fresher's night out with pals and had sounded "fine" as he spoke to his mum and a friend on the phone just before he disappeared, according to his family. Police dive and rescue teams have since been scouring the River Severn near the Sabrina Bridge but have found no trace of the first year student so far. West Mercia Police said a 20-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday (23/9). Today (Mon) the force revealed a second 20-year-old man had also been detained and was being quizzed on suspicion of killing Thomas. Detectives had released CCTV of two suspects they wanted to speak to after they were caught on camera near Velvet nightclub.

A search of the River Severn took place on Monday as police continue to hunt for missing Thomas (Picture: SWNS)

Thomas Jones. A search of the River Severn has been carried out for a missing teenager who only arrived in the city to start university last weekend. See NTI story NTIMISSING. Police say it is totally out of character for Thomas Jones to go missing, and desperate family and friends have been posting on social media to ask people to help find the teenager. The 18-year-old was last seen close to the river at Worcester Racecourse at around 3am on Wednesday morning after leaving Worcester city centre. Mr Jones, who is white, 5ft 5ins, slim, with short mousy brown hair and grey and green coloured eyes, was wearing pale coloured jeans, a navy blue woollen zip-up Lacoste top and green shoes when he went missing. Appeals have been widely shared to help the teenager, who is from Bromsgrove and a former South Bromsgrove High School pupil.

Desperate family and friends have been posting on social media to ask people to help find the teenager (Picture: SWNS)

GV of Velvet nightclub in Worcester. 24/09/2018. Police have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of a university student who went missing during Fresher's Week. See NTI story NTIMISSING. Thomas Jones, 18, was last seen in the early hours of last Wednesday (19/8) as he made his way back to his student accommodation in Worcester at around 3am. The teenager had been due to begin a Primary Education course this week at the University of Worcester and had only moved to the city last weekend. He had been on a fresher's night out with pals and had sounded "fine" as he spoke to his mum and a friend on the phone just before he disappeared, according to his family. Police dive and rescue teams have since been scouring the River Severn near the Sabrina Bridge but have found no trace of the first year student so far. West Mercia Police said a 20-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday (23/9). Today (Mon) the force revealed a second 20-year-old man had also been detained and was being quizzed on suspicion of killing Thomas. Detectives had released CCTV of two suspects they wanted to speak to after they were caught on camera near Velvet nightclub.

Thomas was last seen in the early hours of last Wednesday as he made his way back to his student accommodation in Worcester at around 3am after a night at the Velvet nightclub (Picture: SWNS)

A major search is underway to try and find him, including trained divers examining the river.

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Mr Jones is thought to have crossed the Sabrina footbridge before walking on to the footpath along the top of the flood defences on Hylton Road towards Hallow just before 3.50am.

Members of the public have been asked to stay away from the search area where officers are conducting a full and thorough search.

The Worcester University student, who moved to the city days before his disappearance, is described as white, 5ft 5ins, slim, with short mousy brown hair and grey and green coloured eyes, and was wearing pale coloured jeans, a navy blue woollen zip-up Lacoste top and green shoes when he went missing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.

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