Woman's death treated as murder

Samantha Bennett died from head injuries

Police are treating the death of a woman whose body was found behind a house as murder.

Samantha Bennett, of Queens Avenue, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, was found in Blake Street, Burslem, on Wednesday.

A post-mortem examination has revealed the 19-year-old died from head injuries.

Four local people - a woman and man in their 20s and two men in their 30s - are being questioned over her death, Staffordshire Police said.

A police spokesman said officers had been granted a superintendent's extension to carry on questioning the suspects.