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| Further questions over woods body | Further questions over woods body |
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| Detectives investigating the murder of a 19-year-old woman whose remains were found in woods have been given more time to question her father. | Detectives investigating the murder of a 19-year-old woman whose remains were found in woods have been given more time to question her father. |
| Parts of a skeleton were uncovered by a forensic team after children playing in Redgeland Wood, Hastings, found a human skull on 13 October. | Parts of a skeleton were uncovered by a forensic team after children playing in Redgeland Wood, Hastings, found a human skull on 13 October. |
| Medical records were used to establish the remains belonged to teenager Victoria Couchman. | Medical records were used to establish the remains belonged to teenager Victoria Couchman. |
| Detectives believe the unburied body had been there less than 18 months. | Detectives believe the unburied body had been there less than 18 months. |
| Police said a 45-year-old Hastings man had been arrested on suspicion of murder. The man is understood to be Miss Couchman's father. | Police said a 45-year-old Hastings man had been arrested on suspicion of murder. The man is understood to be Miss Couchman's father. |
| Questioning extended | |
| On Sunday, detectives were granted a further 36 hours to question him at Eastbourne police station and this finishes just before 2330 BST. | |
| A search of Redgeland Wood, in the Queensway area of the town, also continued on Sunday. | A search of Redgeland Wood, in the Queensway area of the town, also continued on Sunday. |
| Details of a cause of death have not been disclosed by Sussex Police.The skeleton was uncovered after children found a skull while playing | |
| Inspector Becky Newman said: "Police investigating the discovery of human remains found in Redgeland Wood believe they have established the identity of the victim. | Inspector Becky Newman said: "Police investigating the discovery of human remains found in Redgeland Wood believe they have established the identity of the victim. |
| "From medical records, it is believed she was Victoria Couchman, 19 years of age, from an address in the local area." | "From medical records, it is believed she was Victoria Couchman, 19 years of age, from an address in the local area." |
| It was originally thought the remains had been in the woods for up to 10 years but following further discoveries - of an upper left leg, pelvic bone and tibia - police said they think they had been there for about 18 months. | It was originally thought the remains had been in the woods for up to 10 years but following further discoveries - of an upper left leg, pelvic bone and tibia - police said they think they had been there for about 18 months. |
| The skeleton's upper left leg had suffered a full break and had been pinned. | The skeleton's upper left leg had suffered a full break and had been pinned. |
| Inspector Heather Keating said: "This is a tragedy for the family and we will be working with them and the wider community to establish what happened to Victoria." | Inspector Heather Keating said: "This is a tragedy for the family and we will be working with them and the wider community to establish what happened to Victoria." |
| Neighbours said Miss Couchman was a single mother who lived with her father in St Leonards. | |
| Sussex Police have confirmed they are not investigating the whereabouts of her daughter. | |
| Miss Couchman was a member of a social networking site where she described herself as a lover of comedy and romance films and urged others to "live life like it's your last day". |