Detectives investigating the murder of a Saudi Arabian student in Colchester have released a 19-year-old man being questioned.
Nahid Almanea was stabbed 16 times while walking along a path in Colchester, Essex, on Tuesday morning.
The 31-year-old had been taking an English language course at the University of Essex since January as part of her studies for a life sciences PhD.
Police said the man was arrested on Friday in connection with a separate assault.
It followed a report from a female jogger that a man had approached her and tried to grab her near Peache Road, Colchester at around 10pm, on June 19.
Officers said the man has now been released from police custody, no further action against him is planned, and he has been eliminated from both inquiries.
Earlier, investigators promised to "unrelentingly" pursue all lines of inquiry in the hunt for the foreign student's killer.
Chief Inspector Richard Phillibrown, the town's area commander, said: "I see this murder as an attack on the entire community of Colchester and I believe we will all pull together to respond to it.
"I am confident that the vast majority of people in this town will pay no attention to those trying to stir up trouble."
Police were investigating whether Ms Almanea's clothing - an abaya robe and hijab headscarf - was a factor in the stabbing, but stressed they did not know for sure.
They said there were other possible motives and called for calm as they confirmed they were investigating threats of revenge attacks made on social media.
Officers warned local people not to go out alone and to be vigilant.
They said the fact that she was stabbed multiple times bore "obvious similarities" to the murder of James Attfield, a vulnerable man with brain damage.
He was stabbed more than 100 times in a park in Colchester in March, but Essex Police have stressed the cases remain separate investigations.
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