Body identified as missing Terry

Terry Edmonds, 17, was last seen on Easter Monday

A body found at the entrance to a supermarket car park in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has been identified as that of 17-year-old Terry Edmonds.

The teenager, who lived in a homeless hostel nearby, was last seen on Easter Monday in north Tonbridge.

Her body was found by the Morrisons car park in Vale Avenue on Saturday. A post-mortem examination has been carried out.

A spokeswoman for Kent Police said a local man had been arrested.

On Thursday, Terry's mother Helen, and her former stepfather Paul Garty, made an appeal for the public's help in finding the teenager.

Terry's former step-father visited the site where her body was found

Mrs Edmonds, from Hadlow, told the press conference her daughter had vanished on her way to meet her boyfriend in Tunbridge Wells.

Terry's body was found in the street parallel to Clarence Road, where she lived in the Christian Alliance Housing Association's Homeless Hostel.

She attended the Hugh Christie Technology College in Tonbridge.

On Sunday, Mr Garty visited the scene where her body was found and laid flowers.

Kent Police have appealed for anyone who was in the Vale Avenue area and witnessed anything suspicious in the last few days to contact them.