Murder inquiry launched into death of 16-year-old Louise Smith in Havant, Hampshire
The death of a teenager whose body was recovered from woodland is now being treated as murder.
Louise Smith was found dead in Havant, Hampshire, on Thursday. The 16-year-old, who was from the Leigh Park area, had been reported missing on 8 May. Det Ch Supt Scott MacKechnie said:"This is now a murder investigation and our priority is to identify who is responsible.CCTV footage showed Louise entering the Tesco Metro on Greywell Road shortly before 19:30 BST on the day before her disappearance.CCTV footage shows Louise in a Tesco Metro the day before her disappearance"Please focus your mind on this day," said Det Ch Supt Scott MacKechnie, appealing to the local community.
"This was a historic day for the country and many of you may have been celebrating out on your front gardens."He also appealed to dog walkers, drone operators, and cyclists with helmet cameras or Go Pros, who had been in Havant Thicket and Staunton Country Park on VE Day, to come forward.Louise had not been in touch with her friends or family since being seen in Somborne Drive.
Hampshire Police forensic officers carried out searches of a flat in the street and blacked out the property's windows.A man and a woman, both aged 29, had previously been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and released on bail.A police map indicates where Louise was staying, and the place where her body was found"The circumstances in which we found Louise's body would indicate this is a murder investigation," Det Ch Supt MacKechnie said.
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