UPDATE: Murder reported to police complaints body

The suspected murder of a teenager has been reported to the body that oversees complaints against the police, Sussex Police has said.
The scene of the suspected murder in Chrisdory Road, Mile Oak. Picture: Eddie MitchellThe scene of the suspected murder in Chrisdory Road, Mile Oak. Picture: Eddie Mitchell
The scene of the suspected murder in Chrisdory Road, Mile Oak. Picture: Eddie Mitchell

The Independent Police Complaints Commission was notified by Sussex Police following the discovery of the 19-year-old woman’s body at an address in Chrisdory Road, Mile Oak yesterday.

Sussex Police said: “The death has been notified to the IPCC owing to there having been previous police contact with the deceased and other people.

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“Her family have been informed of this development. We await the IPCC’s decision as to how any internal investigation will be conducted.”

As previously reported, a 27-year-old man from Portslade was arrested in Burgess Hill yesterday on suspicion of murder after the body was found. Click here for the full story.

Police added that a post-mortem is expected to take place in Brighton later today, and that the address is still a crime scene as forensic work continues.

They are not formally identifying the dead woman at this stage but said they will do so as soon as possible.

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