New Forest death: Murder probe after woman found in field
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29048264 Version 0 of 1. A murder inquiry has been launched after a woman was found dead in a field in the New Forest. Officers were called to Lyndhurst Road near Beaulieu, Hampshire at about 16:40 BST on Tuesday. Police said they believed the victim had been tending to a horse but were working to establish what happened and were treating the death as suspicious. Det Supt Paul Barton appealed to anyone who was in the area between 14:00 and 17:00 to contact Hampshire Police. "We will be increasing our patrols in the area but I want to remind the community that crimes of this nature are extremely rare," he said. A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out. |