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Yet another arrest in Aruba over missing Natalee Holloway

A stock photo showing colourful chairs on Eagle Beach in Aruba
Image: Shutterstock.com | Above: A stock photo showing colourful chairs on Eagle Beach in Aruba

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24 days had now passed since the last sighting of the American student on the island of Aruba. Two weeks previously, the last man to be seen with her, Joran van der Sloot, and his two friends had been arrested.

And now his father, Pan van der Sloot, joined them. Like many of those arrested in the initial investigation, he was soon released.

His son’s friends soon followed him but many months later, his son remained under arrest…