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| Teacher murdered in jail car park | Teacher murdered in jail car park |
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| A teacher has been found murdered in the car park of a Kent prison. | A teacher has been found murdered in the car park of a Kent prison. |
| The body of the woman, who was in her 40s, was found in the grounds of East Sutton Park open prison, near Maidstone, at 1715 BST on Wednesday. | The body of the woman, who was in her 40s, was found in the grounds of East Sutton Park open prison, near Maidstone, at 1715 BST on Wednesday. |
| Police said she had been teaching at the jail and had left the building just over an hour earlier. | Police said she had been teaching at the jail and had left the building just over an hour earlier. |
| Officers are speaking to staff and prisoners as part of their inquiries, but it is understood that her murder is not being linked to inmates. | Officers are speaking to staff and prisoners as part of their inquiries, but it is understood that her murder is not being linked to inmates. |
| The woman's body was found behind her car by a member of the prison staff. | The woman's body was found behind her car by a member of the prison staff. |
| It is not unusual for members of the public to use the car park to visit the prison Det Insp John Coull, Kent Police | It is not unusual for members of the public to use the car park to visit the prison Det Insp John Coull, Kent Police |
| Formal identification is due to take place later, while a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death will be conducted. | Formal identification is due to take place later, while a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death will be conducted. |
| Det Insp John Coull, who is leading the investigation, said: "We're asking that anyone who may have heard or seen anything suspicious or who saw something untoward in the car park to speak to us. | Det Insp John Coull, who is leading the investigation, said: "We're asking that anyone who may have heard or seen anything suspicious or who saw something untoward in the car park to speak to us. |
| "It is not unusual for members of the public to use the car park to visit the prison." | "It is not unusual for members of the public to use the car park to visit the prison." |
| Police have been studying CCTV images from a nearby business of the road leading to the prison recorded on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| The woman worked for private contractor A4e to deliver the Offender Learning and Skills Service. | The woman worked for private contractor A4e to deliver the Offender Learning and Skills Service. |
| A spokeswoman described the incident as a "tragedy". | A spokeswoman described the incident as a "tragedy". |
| The grounds of the prison have been sealed off while police carry out an examination of the scene. | The grounds of the prison have been sealed off while police carry out an examination of the scene. |
| East Sutton Park prison, which is Category D, holds both adult and young offender women in open conditions - preparing them for their resettlement in the community. | East Sutton Park prison, which is Category D, holds both adult and young offender women in open conditions - preparing them for their resettlement in the community. |