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A 18-year-old woman who was murdered on a riverside footpath in Reading while on her way home has been named. | A 18-year-old woman who was murdered on a riverside footpath in Reading while on her way home has been named. |
Asha Muneer was killed after leaving work at Laura Ashley on the Brunel Retail Park. | |
Miss Muneer's body was found next to the Kennet River, alongside the A33, on Monday night by a jogger. | |
Post-mortem tests showed the part-time shop worker, from the Whitley area of Reading, died of multiple stab wounds. Police are appealing for witnesses. | |
Reassuring the community | |
Miss Muneer's family, and friends at Highdown School in Caversham, Reading, have been informed of her death. | |
Det Supt Karen Trego, of Thames Valley Police, said: "We continue to keep an open mind as to the motive for Asha's death. | |
"I appreciate that this incident is of great concern for the Reading community and I would like to reassure them that a team of detectives working on the investigation are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry." | |
Det Supt Trego added: "This is obviously a deeply distressing time for those who knew and loved Asha and I ask that the privacy of her family, school friends and work colleagues is respected." | |
Detectives think she may have been mugged. | |
A cordon remains in place and the footpath along the A33 - one of the main routes into Reading - near the Green Park industrial estate remains closed. | A cordon remains in place and the footpath along the A33 - one of the main routes into Reading - near the Green Park industrial estate remains closed. |
Detectives said the area was popular with dog walkers and cyclists, and they appealed for information. | |
Forensic officers spent the morning examining part of the path, which passes beneath two bridges, while a force helicopter was circling overhead. | Forensic officers spent the morning examining part of the path, which passes beneath two bridges, while a force helicopter was circling overhead. |
Footage from CCTV cameras in the area will also be examined by police. |