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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley, Achol Arok and Australian Associated Press

Boy, 16, arrested after police discover body of 13-year-old girl in Victorian bushland

Layla Jeffery
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the remains of missing 13-year-old Layla Jeffery were found in Donald in regional Victoria. Photograph: Supplied

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the body of a 13-year-old girl, who went missing on the weekend, was found in bushland in regional Victoria.

Victoria police said they were treating Layla Jeffery’s death as “suspicious” after her remains were found in Donald, a small town in western Victoria, late on Thursday afternoon, following an extensive search.

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