Girl, 9, Is Victim In UK Murder/Suicide

"LONDON - Police have launched a murder inquiry after finding the body of a nine-year-old girl in the cab of a grocery lorry, Northamptonshire Police said on Sunday.

"Her body was discovered on Saturday afternoon after a transport firm reported that one of its vehicles had not returned to base. A postmortem found she had been strangled.

"Officers found the body of a man, the partner of the girl's mother, hanged in woodland nearby.

"The Spar delivery lorry was parked at a Jet filling station by the side of the A605 near Warmington.

"`We are investigating the murder of a young girl and the death of a man who was known to her,` said Detective Chief Inspector Tricia Kirk.

"`While we have not at this stage ruled out the possible involvement of a third party, the evidence strongly suggests that it is unlikely that anyone else is involved in the two deaths.`"

Source: Reuters...