POLICE investigating the killing of a prostitute in Normanton have arrested a teenager.
Yvette Hallsworth, 36, was found dead just after 11am on Sunday by a member of the public on a service road at the back of houses on Hartington Street .
A post mortem examination revealed she died as a result of stab wounds. Police said an 18-year-old man was arrested in Normanton this afternoon on suspicion of murder.
He remains in police custody and will be questioned by detectives.
Miss Hallsworth worked as a prostitute and was known to have been working in the Hartington Street area on Saturday night.
She was last seen wearing distinctive camouflage patterned leggings, a black fleece jacket and black Nike trainers.
She was white, around 5ft 4ins tall, of slim build with shoulder-length dark hair.
Yesterday, police said there may have been more than one killer.
Detectives would like to speak to anyone who saw a woman fitting that description in the Hartington Street area during the hours of darkness on Saturday, April 5 through to 11am on Sunday, April 6.
Did you see or hear anything suspicious or unusual? If so, contact Derbyshire police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
