Detectives investigating the murder of Jeshma Raithatha have confirmed that the man arrested by Latvian Police is the man they were seeking from Dimmock Drive, Greenford. It is understood that as Latvia is now part of the EU the extradition proceedings should be short and the suspect will appear in court in the UK in a few weeks.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following the rape and murder of the teenager in Sudbury Hill. The body of 18 year old Jeshma from Greenford was found in dense bushes surrounding a recreation ground near to David Lloyd leisure centre on the 25th May.

Jeshma was reported missing on the night of the 16th May by her parents when she failed to come home. Enquiries established that she was last seen leaving Claremont High School in Kenton at around 13.30 that day. Police now believe she was murdered on the 16th May. She was killed by three stab wounds to the heart.

At around 1pm that day Jeshma left Claremont High School in Kenton, boarding a Route 204 bus from Preston Road to Wembley High Road. After alighting in Wembley, she visited two shops in the High Road - Primark at around 14.20, where she purchased a top; and Pound City where she bought a candle.

She then caught a Route 92 bus at 14:39, and alighted close to Sudbury Hill tube station at around 15.00. It is then thought likely she would have walked up the road leading to the David Lloyd Leisure Centre and then a pathway leading to the estate where she lived. It is thought likely that it was on this journey that she was accosted. Where the body was found is a secluded, natural 'den', a short distance from the pathway - around 70 feet.

Detective Superintendent Sue Hill said, "We are appealing to anyone that may have used the recreation ground at the back of Sudbury Tower over the last week and that may have seen anyone acting suspiciously, or moving in and out of the bushes."

Anybody with any information should call the incident room on 020 8358 0300; if you wish to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.