Woman's body found in Brighton park

Police have launched investigations

Author: Ryan BurrowsPublished 20th Jun 2022

Investigations are underway into the death of a woman whose body was found in a park in Brighton.

Police were initially called to reports of an unconscious woman found near the clocktower in Queen's Park in West Drive at just before 10pm on Friday night (June 17th).

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives are treating her death as unexplained and are making enquiries to establish the circumstances.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Wolstenhome of Sussex Police said:

“This has been a fast moving investigation involving colleagues from across the force while we worked to discover the circumstances around this sad death.

"Although a formal identification has not yet taken place, we believe that we have identified the woman and informed her next of kin, who we will continue to support through the investigation.

“We are keen to trace her last movements and would like to hear from anyone who may have been in Queens Park on Friday 17 June and has any information about this incident. Please contact us.”

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to report online or call 101 quoting Operation Ranworth.

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