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Murder inquiry follows body find Man held over teenager's murder
(about 3 hours later)
The discovery of a 17-year-old girl's body in Limavady is being treated as murder, police have said. A 30-year-old man is being questioned about the murder of a teenage girl in Limavady, County Londonderry.
The body was found at Blackburn Path in the County Londonderry town at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday. The body of 17-year-old Wendy McAteer was found at Blackburn Path in the town at about 2230 GMT on Wednesday. The path runs between two schools.
The path runs between St Mary's High School and Limavady High School. A 30-year-old man has been arrested. It is unclear 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". A detective said she was last spotted drinking with friends in a local bar on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss McAteer is believed to be a past-pupil of St Mary's High School. Miss McAteer is believed to be a past-pupil of St Mary's High School, one of the schools near where her body was found.
Shock The path runs between two Limavady schoolsLocal priest Fr Michael Collins said it was alarming "that a 17-year-old girl could be killed in this way".
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."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.
The path runs between two Limavady schoolsEast Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell said people in Limavady were "shocked" by the news. 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.
The girl's body was removed from the scene at approximately 1100 GMT on Thursday.