Murder police find Hannah's mobile

Murder police find Hannah's mobile

Police found Hannah's bag and phone on Monday afternoon

The handbag and mobile phone of murdered teenager Hannah Foster have been recovered from a recycling tip.

Detective Inspector Tony Adams said the items were found in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on Monday afternoon.

Police believe the bag and the phone were dumped in a bottle bank during the past couple of days.

The body of the 17-year-old was found in undergrowth in West End, Southampton, after she disappeared just minutes from her home last Friday.

A post-mortem examination revealed she had been strangled.

Mr Adams said: "We have now located Hannah's handbag and mobile phone.

"It was found yesterday afternoon in a refuse recycling plant in Portsmouth by an employee there and has been recovered.

Police conducted a fingertip search of the bottle bank

"We are examining its contents and on first inspection its contents appear to be complete."

Police are now attempting to trace any calls made and text messages sent by Hannah's phone - a Nokia 3310 - and where those were made.

Meanwhile forensic officers are focusing their search on the Onyx recycling centre in Quartermaine Road, Portsmouth, where the bag and phone were found.

Parents' grief

So far, the police have received more than 200 calls to their incident room.

Earlier on Tuesday, Hannah's parents - Trevor, 53, and Hilary, 46 - spoke of their grief over Hannah's death.

They also urged members of the public to do everything they could to assist the police in the hunt for their daughter's killer.

Student Hannah was last seen in Highfield Lane about five minutes walk from her home in Grosvenor Road, Portswood, Southampton, at 2250 GMT on Friday.

Her body was found in undergrowth in Allington Lane, West End, about five miles from her home, on Sunday afternoon.