Young child's body found

Liverpool - Police hunting for the two-year-old daughter of a murdered woman said early today they had found the body of a young…

Liverpool - Police hunting for the two-year-old daughter of a murdered woman said early today they had found the body of a young child.

The discovery came after a huge search for two-year-old Jade Lester, who mother, Ms Sharon Lester, was found murdered at her home in Ling Street, Liverpool, on Saturday. She had been savagely beaten and suffered multiple stab wounds. The body of the child had not been formally identified.

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