Body found in search for missing Rushmere St Andrew woman

Police searching for missing Rushmere St Andrew woman Christine Murton have found a body.

Christine, aged 78, is believed to have left her house in the morning of Wednesday 12 November and was reported as missing that evening.

The body of a woman was discovered this afternoon, Monday 24 November, in woodland close to Stratton Hall, near Levington.

The death is being treated as unexplained but there are not currently believed to any suspicious circumstances.

Police say formal identification procedures have not yet taken place but Christine’s family have been informed and a file will be prepared for the coroner.

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