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| Leah Croucher: Body identified as missing Milton Keynes teenager | |
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| Leah Croucher, 19, was last seen alive on CCTV on 15 February 2019 in the Buckinghamshire city | Leah Croucher, 19, was last seen alive on CCTV on 15 February 2019 in the Buckinghamshire city |
| A body found in the loft of a house in Milton Keynes has been identified as teenager Leah Croucher, police said. | |
| Thames Valley Police said a post-mortem examination was inconclusive as to the cause of death. | Thames Valley Police said a post-mortem examination was inconclusive as to the cause of death. |
| Last week, police began a murder investigation following the discovery of human remains and Ms Croucher's rucksack and other possessions at the property in Loxbeare Drive in Furzton. | Last week, police began a murder investigation following the discovery of human remains and Ms Croucher's rucksack and other possessions at the property in Loxbeare Drive in Furzton. |
| Ms Croucher was last seen on 15 February 2019, when she was aged 19. | |
| "After a difficult process, we are now in a position to formally confirm that the body found in Loxbeare Drive last week is that of Leah," said senior investigating officer Det Supt Kevin Brown. | |
| Neil Maxwell, a convicted sex offender who was found dead two months after Ms Croucher's disappearance, has been named as the prime suspect by police. | |
| The 49-year-old who worked as a maintenance man for the home owner, who lives abroad, was the only person to have keys to the house when she vanished, police said. | |
| Police suspect convicted sex offender Neil Maxwell killed teenager Leah Croucher | |
| Last week the force said forensic examinations at the house could take "several weeks" to complete, meaning a continued police presence at the house and wider area. | |
| Det Supt Brown said: "The grief and shock of Leah's family and friends is unimaginable, and they have shown enormous courage, patience and dignity over the last three years and eight months while our search for Leah continued." | |
| "Our investigations into Leah's murder will leave no stone unturned, and we owe it to Leah's family to ensure we find the truth. | |
| "We are absolutely committed to doing so, to allow them to gain an understanding of what happened to Leah." | |
| A police presence remained at the home on Loxbeare Drive, Furzton | |
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