A body found in a loft has been formally identified by police as teenager Leah Croucher, who went missing more than three years ago.
The 19-year-old's remains were found in a property in Milton Keynes that was less than a mile from her home and along the route she walked every day to work.
A post-mortem, which was conducted last week, has been inconclusive as to the cause of Leah’s death, say police investigating the her murder.
A murder investigation was launched after the horrific discovery of remains in a loft space of a property along Loxbeare Drive, in Milton Keynes, on October 12.A number of Leah's possessions were also found at the property and Neil Maxwell, a convicted sex offender who was found dead two months after her disappearance, has been named as the prime suspect by police.
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