POLICE have tracked down a man they were seeking in connection with the murder of Hayley Curtis, whose body was found in a shallow grave next to the A3 at Petersfield last month.

Philip Stanley, a traveller originally from Essex, was believed to have been with the 23-year-old girl Ð a prostitute from Norwich Ð when she was last reported alive.

The man has been tracked down to the Republic of Ireland after his arrest in connection with a separate incident.

He was arrested for an assault on a woman and appeared in Cork District Court on Monday and was remanded in custody until another court appearance today (Friday).