Police launch a murder investigation after a body is found during the search for a missing 14-year-old girl, Lilly Jones, in south Wales. Lilly is reported missing on Saturday. On Monday evening, officers searching for her discover a body in Duffryn Park in Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, at around 10.10pm, according to the police statement cited by outlets. The body is later identified as Lilly, with one report noting that formal identification has yet to be completed at the time of publication, while her family is informed.
A teenage boy, also aged 14, is arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery. Subsequent reporting says he is charged with Lilly’s murder and appears in Cardiff Crown Court, where he does not enter a plea and is remanded in custody. Police continue their investigation, and sources consistently describe the discovery as the starting point for a homicide probe connected to Lilly’s disappearance.
