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A 40-year-old man arrested following the discovery of body parts in a river is being questioned on suspicion of murdering three Bradford prostitutes, police said today.

The remains were found in the River Aire in Shipley at about 2pm yesterday.

West Yorkshire Police said today the man had been arrested on suspicion of murdering Bradford sex workers Suzanne Blamires, 36, of Allerton, Shelley Armitage, 31, also of Allerton, and Susan Rushworth, 43, of Manningham.

Miss Blamires, 36, has not been seen since Friday, Miss Armitage has been missing since Monday April 26, and Miss Rushworth was last seen near her home on June 22 last year.

Today, Assistant Chief Constable Jawaid Akhtar said police had been granted extra time to question the 40-year-old man, who was arrested on Monday.

He said the body parts appeared to be the remains of one woman who had not yet been identified.

At a news conference at the scene, at the junction of Dockfield Road and Otley Road, Shipley, Mr Akhtar said: "The man is being questioned on suspicion of the murder of Suzanne Blamires, aged 36, who went missing on Friday.

"He has also been arrested and will be questioned on suspicion of the murder of Shelley Armitage, aged 31, who has been missing since Monday, April 26, and the murder of Susan Rushworth, aged 43, who has been missing since Monday, June 22, 2009."

Mr Akhtar said: "It is a very thorough and painstaking inquiry into three missing women, all of them sex workers, with all the necessary resources and expertise devoted to it."

He said the families of the three women were all being supported by police family liaison officers.