Overview
- West Yorkshire Police detained the man on Monday at an undisclosed UK prison where he is serving time for other offences.
- He is being interviewed over two days, with inquiries continuing under Operation Posemill.
- Officers are contacting identified potential witnesses in Hebden Bridge and the wider Halifax area.
- Rimer, 13, was last seen buying cornflakes on 7 November 1994; her body was found months later in the Rochdale Canal, and a post-mortem found death by strangulation without signs of sexual assault.
- Her family acknowledged the arrest, thanked the public for support, and said they will not be commenting further.