Girl murdered on K&A towpath

Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

A TEENAGE girl was found dead yesterday (Monday) on the towpath of the Kennet & Avon Canal at Reading.

The police are treating the incident as murder, with the towpath closed off whilst a forensic team works at the scene, Alan Tilbury tells us.

19 years old

The victim in understood to be 19 years old, and was discovered last night at around 9pm, with Thames Valley Police Detective Superintendent Karen Trego appealing to anyone who was in the area on Monday evening to come forward, explaining:

"We have a team of detectives working on this case and are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed this incident or who has any information about it."