Complex sentence: They were still intrigued by the silhouette of a man seen on a ridge at Cave Dale above the site of the murder, but this figure was later eliminated from the enquiry when a man came forward to say that he had been horseplaying with his girlfriend.
Split into simpler sentences: They were still intrigued by the silhouette of a man seen on a ridge at Cave Dale above the site of the murder. This figure was later eliminated from the enquiry when a man came forward to say that he had been horseplaying with his girlfriend.