Wokingham

Statement from Ch Insp Tony Ismay

We continue our investigation today after a woman’s body was found at The Forest Boys School in Winnersh, Wokingham yesterday (6/2).

At around 8.20am, a member of staff discovered the body in the grounds of the school.

The investigation is being treated as a murder inquiry and we have a team of around 20 detectives working extremely hard to establish exactly what happened.

The Wokingham school and surrounding area have been sealed off to enable specially trained officers to carry out a thorough search of the area for further evidence.

We are still urging people to come forward if they saw anybody in the vicinity of the school between 5pm on Sunday and 8am on Monday, however insignificant they think it may be.

We are liaising closely with Mr Quine the Headmaster, to keep him informed on the progress of the investigation and to establish when we can allow pupils back into the school as normal.”

The deceased is believed to be Donna Hunt of Church Close, Winnersh, Wokingham. A formal Identification will take place tomorrow (8/2)

A post mortem examination is being carried out today.

Anyone with information that could assist police inquiries is urged to contact police on 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police and don’t want to leave your name contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He is currently being questioned by detectives.

Thames Valley Police ~ Wokingham