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13/07/2005
Man arrested over Lauren murder
Greater Manchester Police have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of ten-year-old Lauren Pilkington-Smith.
The 18-year-old was arrested on Wednesday morning and is being questioned by police.
Lauren disappeared on July 7. She had last been seen around 8:20pm, playing with two boys in Sanderson Street, in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
Her body was discovered by her grandfather in a wooded area close to her home in the early hours of July 8. A post-mortem revealed that she had died from multiple blows to the head.
Alison’s parents Alison Pilkington-Smith and father Glen Smith described Lauren as “a beautiful, lively little girl” and said they were “devastated” by what happened.
Lauren has a brother, Sam, 4, and two sisters, 15-year-old Rebecca and Ciara, who is two-and-a-half.
(KMcA/GB)
The 18-year-old was arrested on Wednesday morning and is being questioned by police.
Lauren disappeared on July 7. She had last been seen around 8:20pm, playing with two boys in Sanderson Street, in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
Her body was discovered by her grandfather in a wooded area close to her home in the early hours of July 8. A post-mortem revealed that she had died from multiple blows to the head.
Alison’s parents Alison Pilkington-Smith and father Glen Smith described Lauren as “a beautiful, lively little girl” and said they were “devastated” by what happened.
Lauren has a brother, Sam, 4, and two sisters, 15-year-old Rebecca and Ciara, who is two-and-a-half.
(KMcA/GB)
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