Yeates ‘not sexually assaulted’

Jo YeatesThe body of Jo Yeates was found near Bristol on Christmas Day

Police investigating the murder of landscape architect Jo Yeates have said they want to trace a light-coloured 4×4 possibly seen where her body was found.

Avon and Somerset Police said they now believed Miss Yeates returned to her Bristol home safely on 17 December but it is still not known where she died.

The 25-year-old’s snow-covered body was found in Longwood Lane in Failand, near Bristol, on Christmas Day.

Ch Supt John Stratford said officers would “leave no stone unturned”.

Miss Yeates’ landlord, Chris Jefferies, 65, who was arrested on suspicion of her murder, has been released on police bail.

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