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Mansfield unites in vigil for Amber Peat

A candlelit walk was held in Mansfield last night to raise money for the funeral of a teenage girl who was found hanged in Mansfield. The body of Amber Peat was discovered by police last week less than a mile from her home, just three days after she went missing.

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Police thank public for support in search for Amber

The Superintendent of Nottinghamshire Police has thanked the public for their support in the search for missing schoolgirl Amber Peat.

Police found a body in the search for Amber Peat yesterday Credit: ITV News

Yesterday a body was found in the search for the missing 13-year-old, although formal identification has yet to take place. Police are not treating the death as suspicious.

In a statement, Superintendent Matt McFarlane said:

On behalf of Nottinghamshire Police I would like to thank the local community and those further afield for their help in our search to find Amber Peat.

From the moment Amber was reported missing our teams worked tirelessly alongside the community to try and find her.

Over four hundred officers and staff, including those from our five neighbouring East Midlands forces, were looking for her. Sadly this was not the outcome that any of us were hoping for.

Our thoughts are with Amber’s family, and we do ask that you please respect their privacy and that of her wider family.

A post mortem and formal identification will take place later today.

– Superintendent Matt McFarlane, Nottinghamshire Police

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