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| Rebecca Thompson, 11, was strangled, police say | Rebecca Thompson, 11, was strangled, police say |
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| An 11-year-old girl found dead at her home was strangled, police said. | An 11-year-old girl found dead at her home was strangled, police said. |
| The body of Rebecca Thompson was discovered in Holmefield Road, Bushey, in Hertfordshire, on Saturday afternoon. | The body of Rebecca Thompson was discovered in Holmefield Road, Bushey, in Hertfordshire, on Saturday afternoon. |
| A postmortem revealed that the cause of her death was strangulation, a Hertfordshire police spokeswoman said. | A postmortem revealed that the cause of her death was strangulation, a Hertfordshire police spokeswoman said. |
| Rebecca's father, Simon Thompson, 52, is in hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a car crash in the early hours of the same day. | Rebecca's father, Simon Thompson, 52, is in hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a car crash in the early hours of the same day. |
| The force spokeswoman confirmed that officers were waiting to interview a 52-year-old man from Bushey. He will be questioned once he is deemed fit by medical staff. | The force spokeswoman confirmed that officers were waiting to interview a 52-year-old man from Bushey. He will be questioned once he is deemed fit by medical staff. |
| Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash, involving a grey VW, which took place at the Elstree Hill roundabout at about 12.15am on Saturday, to contact them. | Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash, involving a grey VW, which took place at the Elstree Hill roundabout at about 12.15am on Saturday, to contact them. |
| Detectives have described the investigation as "ongoing". | Detectives have described the investigation as "ongoing". |
| Rebecca's headteacher has paid tribute to the schoolgirl. In a statement, Rita Cooper, head of Sacred Heart primary school, said: "It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Rebecca, who was in Year 6 at Sacred Heart. Rebecca was a lovely girl who was hard-working and did well in her learning. She was looking forward to secondary school. | Rebecca's headteacher has paid tribute to the schoolgirl. In a statement, Rita Cooper, head of Sacred Heart primary school, said: "It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Rebecca, who was in Year 6 at Sacred Heart. Rebecca was a lovely girl who was hard-working and did well in her learning. She was looking forward to secondary school. |
| "The whole school is very distressed by this tragedy and our thoughts are with her family and friends. Our immediate concern is to do what we can to enable both children and staff at the school to cope with their shock and grief." | "The whole school is very distressed by this tragedy and our thoughts are with her family and friends. Our immediate concern is to do what we can to enable both children and staff at the school to cope with their shock and grief." |
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