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Triple murder suspect Jed Allen found dead in Oxford woodland | |
(38 minutes later) | |
Detectives looking for a man suspected of killing his sister, his mother and her partner have discovered his body in a wooded area in Oxford. | |
Thames Valley Police said the body of Jed Allen was found in a wooded area at 17:00 BST on Monday. | |
The bodies of Janet Jordon, 48, her six-year-old daughter Derrin and Philip Howard, 44, were found at their home in Didcot, Oxfordshire, on Saturday. | |
They had suffered fatal stab wounds, police said. | |
Det Supt Chris Ward said the force was now not looking for anyone else in connection with the victims' murders. | |
Mr Ward said though the body found in Marston Road, Oxford, had not been formally identified, he was satisfied it was Jed Allen. | |
He said: "The body was discovered in an area of woodland accessible by two members of the public. This area had not previously been searched by police." | |
The victims' bodies were found in a house in Vicarage Road at about 20:20 BST on Saturday after police were alerted by concerned neighbours. | |
More than 100 officers - some of them armed - took part in searches, which involved closing Oxford University Parks where Allen used to work as a groundsman. | |
Earlier, CCTV footage of Allen at Oxford railway station was released. | |
The footage shows him in WH Smith store on Saturday shortly before 18:00 BST. | |
Police also confirmed they had recovered a murder weapon at the scene. | |
Officers had urged members of the public not to approach Allen, who had a distinctive black spider tattoo on his left hand. | |
Mr Ward, who said an inquest would be carried out in due course, added: "My condolences go out to the families and loved ones. | |
"We have specially trained officers with the families and will continue to support them at this extremely difficult time. | |
"I would like to thank the public for all their help during this investigation, as well as their patience while we have been carrying out searches." |