Leah Croucher: Parents visit murder inquiry house in Milton Keynes

The parents of Leah Croucher person visited the location wherever quality remains were recovered earlier this week.

On Wednesday, constabulary said unidentified remains and a rucksack and idiosyncratic items belonging to the 19-year-old had been recovered astatine a Milton Keynes property.

A post-mortem introspection is owed to instrumentality spot connected Friday but whitethorn "take immoderate time", Thames Valley Police said.

Miss Croucher's parents near a enactment astatine the tract saying: "We volition cherish your memories forever."

The teen was past seen connected CCTV successful the Buckinghamshire metropolis connected Friday, 15 February 2019.

Police began searching the location connected Loxbeare Drive successful Furzton connected Monday evening, pursuing a tip-off telephone telephone from a subordinate of the public.

Leah's parents, on with her sister Jade, arrived successful a constabulary conveyance conscionable earlier 20:00 BST connected Thursday and were driven down the cordon surrounding the property, .

They reappeared immoderate minutes aboriginal and laid flowers astatine a adjacent memorial, made up of bouquets, teddy bears and candles near by members of the public.

A connection near connected the flowers laid by Miss Croucher's parents said their "darkest fears person travel true".

"We lone request to beryllium isolated a small longer. We person truthful missed you for truthful agelong already," it said.

"The aboriginal looks truthful bleak present we cognize we volition ne'er spot your grin oregon perceive your laughter again. We volition cherish your memories forever."

A enactment from her sister said "my bosom has broken, my caput racing with thoughts and my assemblage numb".

"How tin a beingness arsenic beauteous arsenic yours travel to an extremity successful specified a tragic way?

"I person loved you from your archetypal enactment and I will... until my last.

"There has ne'er been a infinitesimal wherever you were not successful my thoughts and determination ne'er volition be."

She added that her "only comfort" was that Leah and her member Haydon - who took his ain beingness 9 months aft his sister's disappearance - were "together".

A handwritten connection signed from "Nan and Grandad" was besides tied to a clump of yellowish roses and near extracurricular the spot by a radical of mourners.

It read: "Our darling, we volition ne'er halt seeking answers. Will emotion and miss you always."

The unit has said forensic examinations astatine the country whitethorn past "several weeks" and arsenic a effect determination would proceed to beryllium a constabulary beingness some astatine the location and successful the area.

It would besides "take immoderate time" to formally place the remains, constabulary added.

The spot is little than half-a-mile (0.8km) from wherever Miss Croucher was past seen successful Buzzacott Lane, Furzton, walking successful the absorption of Loxbeare Drive and Chaffron Way.

A constabulary spokesperson said Monday was the archetypal clip they had been alerted to the property, but it had been antecedently "visited arsenic portion of our house-to-house inquiries arsenic portion of the investigation".

"There was nary effect astatine the spot and arsenic specified leaflets would person been dropped done the letterbox," the unit said.

More than 4,000 homes person been visited and 1,200 hours of CCTV footage reviewed since Miss Croucher's disappearance connected her mode to enactment astatine a concern company.

On Thursday, Det Ch Supt Ian Hunter made a "renewed and circumstantial appeal" to anyone who whitethorn person been successful the country of Loxbeare Drive connected oregon astir the time Miss Croucher went missing.

He has besides asked radical to stay respectful of Miss Croucher's household and thanked the section assemblage for their "support and patience" arsenic the probe continued.