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Mother-of-five found stabbed to death at Hampshire beauty spot after tending to horses | Mother-of-five found stabbed to death at Hampshire beauty spot after tending to horses |
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Police have launched a murder investigation after a mother of five was found stabbed to death in the heart of the Hampshire beauty spot. | Police have launched a murder investigation after a mother of five was found stabbed to death in the heart of the Hampshire beauty spot. |
Detectives from Hampshire Constabulary say they believe Penelope Anne Davis, 47, was tending her horse shortly before she was killed. | Detectives from Hampshire Constabulary say they believe Penelope Anne Davis, 47, was tending her horse shortly before she was killed. |
Her body was found in a field in Lyndhurst Road, Beaulieu just after 4.40pm on Tuesday afternoon, about half-a-mile from the famous Beaulieu National Motor Museum. | Her body was found in a field in Lyndhurst Road, Beaulieu just after 4.40pm on Tuesday afternoon, about half-a-mile from the famous Beaulieu National Motor Museum. |
Ms Davis is understood to have visited the field daily to tend to her horses. | Ms Davis is understood to have visited the field daily to tend to her horses. |
The body was discovered by her husband, who police said is “extremely traumatised” by the incident. A witness at the scene told The Mirror the man "was sobbing his heart out on the ground". | |
A post-mortem found the cause of her death was multiple stab wounds. Police have not commented on whether a murder weapon has been found. | A post-mortem found the cause of her death was multiple stab wounds. Police have not commented on whether a murder weapon has been found. |
Detective superintendent Paul Barton, who is leading the investigation, said: "We are treating the discovery of a woman's body in Beaulieu as murder." | Detective superintendent Paul Barton, who is leading the investigation, said: "We are treating the discovery of a woman's body in Beaulieu as murder." |
He appealed for anyone who was in the Lyndhurst Road area of Beaulieu between 2pm and 5pm on Tuesday to contact police. | He appealed for anyone who was in the Lyndhurst Road area of Beaulieu between 2pm and 5pm on Tuesday to contact police. |
He added: "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 added: "We will be increasing our patrols in the area but I want to remind the community that crimes of this nature are extremely rare." |
Anyone with information can contact the Hampshire major investigation team on 101 or via the website quoting Operation Biscotti, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | Anyone with information can contact the Hampshire major investigation team on 101 or via the website quoting Operation Biscotti, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |