Murder probe after girl's body found

Aug 30 2009

A murder investigation is underway today after a nine-year-old girl was found strangled in the cab of a lorry, police said.

The girl's body was discovered in the lorry, which was parked at the side of the A605 near Warmington, Northamptonshire.

A man's body was found hanged in woodland close to where the lorry was parked, Northamptonshire Police added.

A statement released by the force said: "Neither the girl nor the man can be named at this stage as all family members have not been informed but we can say they are not local to Northamptonshire.

"We can also say that the man was the partner of the girl's mother.

"It is believed there are no suspicious circumstances in relation to the man's death but police are have not completely ruled out the involvement of a third party."