Dead sex offender named as prime suspect in Leah Croucher murder case

Neil Maxwell, who killed himself in 2019, suspected over disappearance of woman who went missing earlier that year

The prime suspect in the murder of Leah Croucher, who disappeared in February 2019, has been named as convicted sex offender Neil Maxwell, who killed himself in April that year.

Thames Valley police launched a murder investigation after discovering human remains at an address in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.