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| Blackpool police arrest two after teenage girl's body found in alley | Blackpool police arrest two after teenage girl's body found in alley |
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| A man and a woman are being questioned over the suspicious death of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found in a Blackpool alley. | A man and a woman are being questioned over the suspicious death of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found in a Blackpool alley. |
| The victim was discovered in the South Shore area of the town at about 9.15pm on Thursday. | The victim was discovered in the South Shore area of the town at about 9.15pm on Thursday. |
| A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman, both from Blackpool, were arrested in Kirby Road close to the scene shortly afterwards. They remain in custody. | A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman, both from Blackpool, were arrested in Kirby Road close to the scene shortly afterwards. They remain in custody. |
| Police said they did not yet know how the teenager died. A postmortem examination was due to take place later. | Police said they did not yet know how the teenager died. A postmortem examination was due to take place later. |
| Crime scene investigators were carrying out forensic searches of the alley and an address in Kirby Road, which is a few blocks off the promenade. Officers were checking CCTV cameras and carrying out house-to-house inquiries. | Crime scene investigators were carrying out forensic searches of the alley and an address in Kirby Road, which is a few blocks off the promenade. Officers were checking CCTV cameras and carrying out house-to-house inquiries. |
| Detective Superintendent Andy Murphy said: "This is a murder inquiry and we are dealing with the suspicious death of a 16-year-old girl. I would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time last night to come forward and contact the police. | Detective Superintendent Andy Murphy said: "This is a murder inquiry and we are dealing with the suspicious death of a 16-year-old girl. I would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time last night to come forward and contact the police. |
| "We have a large team of highly trained police officers working on this investigation and we are determined to find out exactly what happened. | "We have a large team of highly trained police officers working on this investigation and we are determined to find out exactly what happened. |
| "It is difficult to imagine what the girl's family are going through and we have specially trained family liaison officers working with them to offer them support. We will be keeping them informed of the progress of our investigation." | "It is difficult to imagine what the girl's family are going through and we have specially trained family liaison officers working with them to offer them support. We will be keeping them informed of the progress of our investigation." |
| Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the Kirby Road area between 4pm and 9.15pm on Thursday. Anyone with information should call the major incident room at Blackpool on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. | Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the Kirby Road area between 4pm and 9.15pm on Thursday. Anyone with information should call the major incident room at Blackpool on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. |
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