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19 Jan 10
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A teenage woman has been found murdered on a riverside footpath in Reading.
The victim, 19, was discovered next to the Kennet River, alongside the A33, near the Green Park industrial estate in the Berkshire town on Monday night.
Police said the contents of her handbag were strewn across the path. The woman worked part time in a shop in Reading.
Detectives said they were keeping an open mind as to the motive but thought she could have been mugged. Post-mortem tests are being carried out later.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said the victim was from Reading.
She was found by a passer-by, who phoned 999 at about 2115 GMT on Monday.
A cordon is still in place and the footpath along the A33 - one of the main routes into Reading - remains closed.
People walking their dogs near the murder scene, close to the Madejski Stadium, said they avoided the area at night because it was badly lit.
Kathryn Hilliard, 28, of nearby Kennet Island, said: "That part of the footpath is a bit scary and there's a lot of graffiti down there.
"I would never go down there in the dark on my own."
Another resident, Margaret Ward, said: "It's quite picturesque, but it's not somewhere I'd walk in the middle of the night because there's no lighting there.
"It's quite incredible to believe because it's a nice little area around here.
"But even with my dogs I wouldn't walk under the bridge. It's a blow to think this has happened somewhere where I walk every day."
Detectives said the area was popular with dog walkers and cyclists and appealed for information.
Det Supt Karen Trego, leading the investigation, said: "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."
Forensic officers spent the morning examining part of the path, which passes beneath two bridges, while a force helicopter was circling overhead.
Footage from CCTV cameras in the vicinity will also be examined by police.
The victim, 19, was discovered next to the Kennet River, alongside the A33, near the Green Park industrial estate in the Berkshire town on Monday night.
Police said the contents of her handbag were strewn across the path. The woman worked part time in a shop in Reading.
Detectives said they were keeping an open mind as to the motive but thought she could have been mugged. Post-mortem tests are being carried out later.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said the victim was from Reading.
She was found by a passer-by, who phoned 999 at about 2115 GMT on Monday.
A cordon is still in place and the footpath along the A33 - one of the main routes into Reading - remains closed.
People walking their dogs near the murder scene, close to the Madejski Stadium, said they avoided the area at night because it was badly lit.
Kathryn Hilliard, 28, of nearby Kennet Island, said: "That part of the footpath is a bit scary and there's a lot of graffiti down there.
"I would never go down there in the dark on my own."
Another resident, Margaret Ward, said: "It's quite picturesque, but it's not somewhere I'd walk in the middle of the night because there's no lighting there.
"It's quite incredible to believe because it's a nice little area around here.
"But even with my dogs I wouldn't walk under the bridge. It's a blow to think this has happened somewhere where I walk every day."
Detectives said the area was popular with dog walkers and cyclists and appealed for information.
Det Supt Karen Trego, leading the investigation, said: "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."
Forensic officers spent the morning examining part of the path, which passes beneath two bridges, while a force helicopter was circling overhead.
Footage from CCTV cameras in the vicinity will also be examined by police.
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do you trawl daily news for storys of depravity flea?
"It's a blow to think this has happened somewhere where I walk every day"
Woman cheesed off because she can't walk her dog...
Woman cheesed off because she can't walk her dog...
Kathryn Hilliard, 28, of nearby Kennet Island, said: "That part of the footpath is a bit scary and there's a lot of graffiti down there.
Deadly stuff graffitti, might jump off the wall and strangle you.
Deadly stuff graffitti, might jump off the wall and strangle you.
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