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| Man arrested in murder inquiry after woman's body found at Bestival | Man arrested in murder inquiry after woman's body found at Bestival |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found at Bestival, police said. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found at Bestival, police said. |
| Officers at the Dorset music event were alerted just before 1am on Monday to concerns about the welfare of a 25-year-old woman from London. | |
| The body of the woman, who had attended Bestival, was found in a wooded area of the festival site in Lulworth. | |
| A 28-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | A 28-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| Dorset police said this was “to enable officers to conduct an interview under caution to help establish the full circumstances”. | Dorset police said this was “to enable officers to conduct an interview under caution to help establish the full circumstances”. |
| DCI Sarah Derbyshire said: “Following the discovery of the woman’s body we have now launched an investigation into her death. | DCI Sarah Derbyshire said: “Following the discovery of the woman’s body we have now launched an investigation into her death. |
| “We have specially trained officers supporting her family at this very difficult time. Inquiries are now under way to establish how she died. A postmortem examination will be carried out in due course and this should give us more of an indication as to the cause of her death. | |
| “We are working closely with the festival organisers and I would appeal to anyone with any information about the incident to contact Dorset police.” | “We are working closely with the festival organisers and I would appeal to anyone with any information about the incident to contact Dorset police.” |
| A force spokesman said the woman’s family had been informed and the coroner had been notified of her death. | A force spokesman said the woman’s family had been informed and the coroner had been notified of her death. |