Murder inquiry as teen found dead in water park after ‘brutal’ attack
Written by News on 18/06/2017
Police have begun a murder investigation after a teenager was found dead at a water park following a "brutal attack".
The 18-year-old student from Wigan was reported missing by her family when she failed to return home from college.
Her body was discovered at Orrell Water Park, where there are two reservoirs surrounded by woodland.
Friends said she had last been seen near the reservoirs.
Just over six hours after the student was reporting missing, police found her body.
DS Howard Millington, from Greater Manchester Police’s Major Incident Team, revealed the unnamed teenager had sustained head injuries.
He said: "First of all my thoughts are with the woman’s family at this devastating time.
"This was a brutal attack on a young woman, the type rarely seen in Greater Manchester.
"We have a full investigation team working on finding out what exactly happened to her and to try and find the person who did this."
DS Millington vowed to leave "no stone unturned" as they hunt the woman’s killer.
He added: "Myself and my team will not stop until we have found out exactly what happened and have brought whoever did this to justice."
(c) Sky News 2017: Murder inquiry as teen found dead in water park after ‘brutal’ attack
