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16/08/2012
Identity Of Body Confirmed As Tia Sharp
The body found in the attic of Christine Sharp’s house has been confirmed as that of Tia Sharp.
The confirmation was made at the opening of the coroner’s inquest into her death. No further details, including the cause of the 12-year-old's death, were given during the five-minute hearing.
Tia’s body was found in the attic of her grandmother’s house after a five day search. She had gone missing five days earlier.
Detective Sergeant Eric Sword, of the Metropolitan police's specialist crime operations unit based at Sutton, told the inquest that a postmortem examination was still being carried out by a pathologist and was due to resume later on Thursday.
The inquest, at South London coroner's court in Croydon, was adjourned until a later date.
(H/GK)
The confirmation was made at the opening of the coroner’s inquest into her death. No further details, including the cause of the 12-year-old's death, were given during the five-minute hearing.
Tia’s body was found in the attic of her grandmother’s house after a five day search. She had gone missing five days earlier.
Detective Sergeant Eric Sword, of the Metropolitan police's specialist crime operations unit based at Sutton, told the inquest that a postmortem examination was still being carried out by a pathologist and was due to resume later on Thursday.
The inquest, at South London coroner's court in Croydon, was adjourned until a later date.
(H/GK)
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