02/05/2006

Police continue to question man over body in suitcase

Police are continuing to question a 26-year-old man in connection with the discovery of the body of a teenage girl in a suitcase in Kent.

The body of 17-year-old Terry Edmonds was discovered in the suitcase, which was found in a car park in Tunbridge Wells, Kent on Saturday.

A post-mortem revealed that she died from asphyxiation. On Tuesday, it was also revealed that she had been sexually assaulted.

The teenager, who lived in a Christian homeless hostel, had vanished on Easter Monday, on her way to meet her boyfriend.

Police have appealed for anyone who was in the area of Vale Road and Clarence Road, Tunbridge Wells, between 6:30pm and midnight on Bank Holiday Monday 17 April and who saw anything suspicious to contact them.

They particularly want to speak to anyone who saw someone carrying a turquoise suitcase.

The number to contact is: 01732 379302.

(KMcA)

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