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Girl found dead near King's Cross | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
The body of a 16-year-old girl has been discovered near a block of flats in north London. | |
Jessie Wright's body was found near a yard in Outram Place, just north of King's Cross railway station. The teenager lived on the Bemerton Estate. | |
Workmen from the local authority found her body on Thursday afternoon in an alleyway which backs on to the yard. Flowers have been left at the scene. | |
A 19-year-old man arrested over the death remains in police custody. | |
The Metropolitan Police (Met) said officers were not clear about the circumstances of her death, but one line of inquiry was whether she fell from the block of flats. | |
At a flat in Kinross House, where Jessie lived, her grandfather said the family were in shock. | |
'Gorgeous' girl | |
One tribute read: "To my cousin Jessie, I will miss you lots and lots. You will always be my baby's auntie. I love you lots Jessie. | |
"I have never missed you so much. I hope you are in a better place, love Jack." | |
It is not known how long her body was lying in the yard Met spokeswoman | |
Another said: "Jess, I love you so much. Gorgeous you are." | |
One teenage girl, who said Jessie was a former pupil at Maria Fidelis Catholic school for girls, said: "She was beautiful, she was a very kind and outspoken person, a bubbly girl. | |
"She had a heart of gold and was always happy. She would have put up a fight - I cannot believe we are talking about this. I have known her since we were about 12." | |
The Met said Jessie was last seen on Wednesday afternoon and police wanted to trace her movements in the 24 hours before she died. | |
A Met spokeswoman said: "The body was discovered by workmen who were in an area which backs on to the yard where Jessie was discovered." | |
"It is not known how long her body was lying in the yard." | |
A post-mortem examination is due to take place. |