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Remembering Kayleigh Haywood - one year on from the teenager's murder

15-year-old Kayleigh was groomed online before being raped, killed and dumped in a field. Today, a special memorial service is being held in her home village of Measham. And pupils at a school in Leicestershire have been shown "Kayleigh's Love Story", a film which shows how she was groomed online.

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"What happened to Kayleigh, could happen to anyone"

Leicestershire Police has been showing school pupils around the county a special film charting the last few days of Kayleigh Haywood. The 15-year-old from Measham was groomed online, and the raped and murdered. Today marks exactly one year since her death.

PCSO Sam Hobbs went to Lutterworth College to show "Kayleigh's Love Story" and to talk to pupils.

"The fact that Kayleigh would have been in my year, or sat where I was sat brought it all home"

On the first anniversary of Kayleigh Haywood's rape and murder, a group of school pupils have been learning about the dangers of online grooming. They were shown an award winning film, called "Kayleigh's Love Story".

17 year old student Louis Goodwin shared his thoughts with ITV News Central after seeing the film.

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"The people of Measham would want to say that Kayleigh was not forgotten."

A service will take place tonight to remember Kayleigh Haywood who was raped and murdered in Ibstock in Leicestershire a year ago.

Reverend Vivian Elphick is leading the memorial service at St Laurence Church in Kayleigh's home village of Measham. She says that "life must go on as normal, because that's the best counter to evil" that she knows of.

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