Leah Croucher: family says hope ‘extinguished in cruellest of ways’ after body found

Relatives pay tribute to bright, funny young woman' who had a smile that lit up the room'

The family of Leah Croucher said their hopes of finding her alive were extinguished in the cruellest and harshest of ways" after her body was discovered earlier this month, three years after she disappeared.

The 19-year-old's relatives said she was a bright, funny young woman" with a smile that lit up the room", as they paid tribute to her in a statement released on Thursday.