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02/07/2003
Murdered teen was 'not sexually assaulted'
Following a post mortem examination on murdered Scottish teenager Jodi Jones, police have said that she was not sexually assaulted.
The body of 14-year-old Jodi was found by family members in a wooded area near to a path running between the rear of Newbattle High School and Newbattle Road, in Dalkeith, southern Scotland, just before midnight on Monday night.
The post mortem revealed that she had been attacked with a "knife or similar weapon".
Detectives are trying to establish a motive for the murder and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
The teenager was last seen when she left home at about 5:30pm on Monday evening to go to her boyfriend's house.
(GMcG)
The body of 14-year-old Jodi was found by family members in a wooded area near to a path running between the rear of Newbattle High School and Newbattle Road, in Dalkeith, southern Scotland, just before midnight on Monday night.
The post mortem revealed that she had been attacked with a "knife or similar weapon".
Detectives are trying to establish a motive for the murder and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
The teenager was last seen when she left home at about 5:30pm on Monday evening to go to her boyfriend's house.
(GMcG)
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