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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray

Dead sex offender named as prime suspect in Leah Croucher murder case

Leah Croucher, who went missing in February 2019.
Leah Croucher, who went missing in February 2019. Photograph: Thames Valley Police/PA

The prime suspect in the murder of Leah Croucher, who disappeared in February 2019, has been named as the convicted sex offender Neil Maxwell, who killed himself in April that year.

Thames Valley police launched a murder investigation after discovering human remains at an address in Milton Keynes on Wednesday. They made the discovery at a property less than a mile from Croucher’s home after receiving a tipoff from a member of the public.

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