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| Cook found dead in school freezer | Cook found dead in school freezer |
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| A cook has been found dead in a freezer at a school in Essex where she worked. | A cook has been found dead in a freezer at a school in Essex where she worked. |
| Linda Gent, 55, was found at South Benfleet Primary on the evening of Saturday 27 September, 15 hours after she was reported missing. | |
| Initial post-mortem tests failed to establish a cause of death but police said they were not treating her death as suspicious. | Initial post-mortem tests failed to establish a cause of death but police said they were not treating her death as suspicious. |
| Police said they found Mrs Gent's body after being contacted by someone concerned for her welfare. | Police said they found Mrs Gent's body after being contacted by someone concerned for her welfare. |
| Children 'devastated' | Children 'devastated' |
| A police spokesman said: "A search of the school was carried out and shortly after 1800 BST a woman's body was found on the premises." | A police spokesman said: "A search of the school was carried out and shortly after 1800 BST a woman's body was found on the premises." |
| Mrs Gent had worked at the school since the late 1980s and staff and children were said to be "devastated". | Mrs Gent had worked at the school since the late 1980s and staff and children were said to be "devastated". |
| "Everyone connected with South Benfleet Primary School has been devastated by the sudden death of Linda Gent, our school cook," said head Dominic Carver. | "Everyone connected with South Benfleet Primary School has been devastated by the sudden death of Linda Gent, our school cook," said head Dominic Carver. |
| "Mrs Gent was a hugely popular and highly-valued member of our catering team." | "Mrs Gent was a hugely popular and highly-valued member of our catering team." |
| Officials at education authority Essex County Council said news of Mrs Gent's death was broken to pupils after they arrived at school on 29 September. | Officials at education authority Essex County Council said news of Mrs Gent's death was broken to pupils after they arrived at school on 29 September. |