Boy, 16, held in murder probe as teenage girl found dead

By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent

1:00PM GMT 25 Jan 2014

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A 16-year-old boy is being questioned by murder squad detectives after the body of a teenage girl was found in an upmarket commuter belt town.

The 17-year-old victim, who was discovered in a flat above a Sainsbury’s Local shop in Oxted, Surrey, was believed to have been stabbed.

Sources said the teenagers knew each other but their exact relationship remained unclear.

Paramedics attended the scene in Amy Road, Oxted, on Friday evening but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene, and police immediately launched the murder investigation.

The entrance to the flats, a three-storey 1930s mansion block, was blocked by a police cordon and forensics officers wearing white boiler suits were seen entering the property.

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A spokesman for Surrey Police said the 16-year-old was being held on suspicion of murder.

On social media websites it was reported the victim had been stabbed but police refused to be drawn on how the girl died.

The family of the teenager have been informed of her death and were being comforted by family and friends.

One neighbour, who refused to be named, said: “It’s a very unusual occurrence in a place like Oxted.

“It’s shocking and sad a young girl has lost her life.”

The police spokesman said: “A murder investigation has been launched by the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team following the death of a 17-year-old girl in Oxted.

“Officers were called to an address on Amy Road at around 5.20pm on Friday after the body of a girl was discovered at the property.

“A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody.

“We are unable to give details of cause of death until we have post-mortem examination results.”

A post mortem examination will be carried out by a Home Office pathologist in the next few days.

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