No more suspects in Amanda case

Amanda Edwards had been missing for eight days

Police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death of Amanda Edwards after the main suspect was found hanged.

The body of 21-year-old Miss Edwards was found buried on a building site near Malmesbury in Wiltshire on Friday.

Around the same time Ian Cortis, 48, who was held by police for four days but released early on Friday, was found hanged at a house in Calne.

A post-mortem examination on Miss Edwards' body has proved inconclusive.

At a press conference on Saturday afternoon, Det Ch Supt Paul Howlett said police were not seeking to detain anyone else in connection with the death of the nursery care assistant from Swindon.

He said: "At this time, the cause of death has yet to be ascertained and formal identification is yet to take place.

Amanda our wonderful and beautiful friend Floral tribute

"However, due to the circumstances we find ourselves in and the personal effects we found on the body, we are satisfied we have indeed found Amanda's body."

He said the investigation into her death was not complete and that officers had to consider results of forensic tests still being conducted.

The post-mortem examination had shown there was no apparent natural cause of death.

The coroner for Wiltshire has been informed, formal identification will be made and there will be an inquest.

Det Ch Supt Howlett said officers had not been tipped off about the location of the body.

They eventually had to call in a team of forensic archaeologists from Birmingham University. Sniffer dogs were also used in the search.

He thanked members of the public for their assistance during the inquiry.

Nursery school

Floral tributes are being placed at The Knoll, the building site where Amanda's body was found,

One reads: "Dearest Amanda we love you. From Sandra and all the girls at Little Foxes Nursery School."

Another bunch of flowers has a label saying: "Amanda our wonderful and beautiful friend who was always so full of sweetness and light.

"Thank you for caring for our son. Always in our hearts, Nikki, Paul and Lewis."

A police spokesman said there appeared to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Cortis.

The married father-of-two was a plasterer who is said to have worked at the building site.

A police statement said: "We can confirm that this is the same man who was earlier released without charge after being arrested and questioned in connection with the disappearance of missing woman, Amanda Edwards,"

Wiltshire Police have voluntarily referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) who will supervise an investigation into his death.