A man has been arrested in connection with the “babes in the wood” murders of schoolgirls Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway almost 30 years ago.

The bodies of Karen, 10, and Nicola, nine, were found in bushes in Wild Park in Brighton, East Sussex, in October 1986, a day after they had gone missing.

The girls, who lived nearby, had been sexually assaulted and strangled. They were found after a huge search by relatives, friends and police.

On the 20th anniversary of the unsolved case the girls’ families and friends took part in a march to mark the milestone, clutching teddy bears and single roses.

The suspect cannot be named.