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| Murder inquiry follows body find | Murder inquiry follows body find |
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| The discovery of a 17-year-old girl's body in Limavady is being treated as murder, police have said. | The discovery of a 17-year-old girl's body in Limavady is being treated as murder, police have said. |
| The body was found at Blackburn Path in the County Londonderry town at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday. | The body was found at Blackburn Path in the County Londonderry town at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday. |
| The path runs between St Mary's High School and Limavady High School. A 30-year-old man has been arrested. | The path runs between St Mary's High School and Limavady High School. A 30-year-old man has been arrested. |
| The girl has been named locally as Wendy McAteer. It is not yet known how she was killed, but police have appealed "to witnesses to an assault". | The girl has been named locally as Wendy McAteer. It is not yet known how she was killed, but police have appealed "to witnesses to an assault". |
| Miss McAteer is believed to be a past-pupil of St Mary's High School. | |
| Shock | Shock |
| Local priest Fr Michael Collins said it was alarming "that a 17-year-old girl could be killed in this way". | |
| "It frightens us because it seems to be a part of culture nowadays that violence is simply seen as a solution to all the problems," he added. | |
| East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell said people in Limavady were "shocked" by the news. | |
| "Any person that dies as a result of some form of incident is to be regretted, and I'm sure the sympathies of everyone will go out to the family," he said. | "Any person that dies as a result of some form of incident is to be regretted, and I'm sure the sympathies of everyone will go out to the family," he said. |
| Police have cordoned off the area and forensic experts are in attendance. | Police have cordoned off the area and forensic experts are in attendance. |
| The girl's body was removed from the scene at approximately 1100 GMT on Thursday. | The girl's body was removed from the scene at approximately 1100 GMT on Thursday. |