![]() “The grief and shock of Leah’s family and friends is unimaginable and they have shown enormous courage, patience and dignity over the last three years and eight months while our search for Leah continued.” Mr Brown added: “Our investigations into Leah’s murder will leave no stone unturned and we owe it to Leah’s family to ensure we find the truth. Police and forensic officers at the scene of a property in Loxbeare Drive, Furzton, Milton Keynes (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) After a difficult process, we are now in a position to formally confirm that the body found in Loxbeare Drive last week is that of Leah. “The entirety of our investigation keeps them uppermost in our minds and they continue to be supported by specially trained officers and updated on every development. Senior investigating officer Detective Superintendent Kevin Brown, head of the force’s major crime unit, said: “The thoughts of all of us at Thames Valley Police remain and will always be with Leah’s family and friends. Maxwell was the only person with keys to the Loxbeare Drive house at the time of Ms Croucher’s disappearance, police said. ![]() ![]() Read more: Man killed by falling tree was working as a traffic warden He was being hunted across the country by officers over an unrelated alleged sexual assault, Thames Valley Police said. Maxwell died from suicide in April 2019 – two months after Ms Croucher, 19, vanished on February 15. A murder investigation was opened after Ms Croucher’s rucksack and other belongings were found at the property, with dead sex offender Neil Maxwell named as the prime suspect. Officers began searching the home after a tip-off from a member of the public last Monday. ![]() Human remains found in the loft space at a house in Furzton, Milton Keynes, have been confirmed as the body of Leah Croucher, who went missing in 2019, Thames Valley Police said. ![]()
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