Neil Maxwell

Neil Maxwell died in April 2019 – two months after Leah, 19, vanished. He was being pursued across the country by officers over an alleged sexual assault, ...

We now know that Maxwell had keys to this property from November 2018. “He is likely to have known that he would be returning to prison if he was arrested and convicted,” the detective said. “The sexual assault was reported to Bedfordshire Police on November 29, 2018 and the case was transferred to Thames Valley Police the same day,” Mr Hunter said. “We first attempted to arrest Maxwell in connection with the sexual assault the following day, November 30 2018, at an address in central Milton Keynes, but Maxwell was not present.” Mr Hunter said: “But sadly, the call from the member of the public that we received on Monday was the first occasion that information was made available to enable the investigation team to provide any link between that address in Loxbeare Drive and Leah. “Since we were alerted to this property on Monday evening, we have established that the property is owned by someone who lives overseas and rarely visits the UK.

Police have identified the man suspected of murdering missing teenager Leah Croucher as a man who was working on the house where her remains were found.

DCS Hunter, said: “That’s impossible for me to answer at this stage. They said: “We would like to take this opportunity to thank Thames Valley Police for all their efforts over the past three years and eight months. We will need to await the results of the Home Office post-mortem and take forward the investigation.” He said that officers were trying to establish if Leah walked past the house and “some sort of action took place”, adding that is “exactly what the investigation team are going to try and establish”. Police searched the home after a tip-off from a member of the public on Monday and launched a murder investigation after discovering the body “All of the investigation team who are working on this case are dedicated to finding the truth for Leah’s family.”

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Officers first attempted to arrest Maxwell in connection with the sexual assault the following day, 30 November 2018, at an address in central Milton Keynes, but Maxwell was not present. The sexual assault was reported to Bedfordshire Police on 29 November 2018 and the case was transferred to Thames Valley Police the same day. When Leah went missing, and while the owner of 2 Loxbeare Drive was not in the UK, police say Maxwell was the only person to have keys to the address - where human remains and Leah's personal belongings have since been discovered.

Police suspect Neil Maxwell, a convicted sex offender who died in 2019, killed teenager Leah Croucher.

- 15 February 2019: CCTV footage shows her walking down Buzzacott Lane in Furzton at 08:16. He was found dead in Milton Keynes on 20 April 2019, having taken his own life. It said the house was unoccupied when officers attended. - 12 October 2022: Police open a murder investigation after unidentified human remains and a rucksack containing personal possessions belonging to Leah are found in the loft of a home on Loxbeare Drive in Furzton Mr Hunter said the person who contacted the force on Monday was doing some other work at the address and "informed us of some concerns that led to the call to police and further investigations". At a press conference on Friday, Det Ch Supt Hunter said: "Sadly, the call from the member of the public that we received on Monday was the first occasion that information was made available to enable the investigation team to provide any link between that address in Loxbeare Drive and Leah."

Thames Valley Police have named Neil Maxwell, who killed himself in 2019, as the prime suspect.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Thames Valley Police for all their efforts over the past three years and eight months. Leah’s family continue to be kept informed and updated.” The forensic examination continues and will do for some time. Ms Croucher went missing in February 2019 after vanishing while she was walking to work. “We believe that they could not have done anything differently, they have always approached every conversation with dignity and compassion. Mr Maxwell had been employed by the homeowner to carry out some property maintenance at the house.

Police say they have identified Neil Maxwell as a murder suspect after human remains were found in the search for 19-year-old Leah Croucher earlier this ...

"We will keep an open mind, and our detailed investigation will seek to gather sufficient evidence to establish the truth. We now know that Maxwell had keys to this property from November 2018. Officers tried to arrest Maxwell at a house in Milton Keynes on 30 November, the day after the offence was reported to them, but he was not there. "It is unusual to name a suspect, but we have also learned this week that during the time when Leah went missing, and while the owner of the property was not in the UK, Maxwell was the only person to have keys to the property. He had keys to the property from November 2018 and was the only person to have them at the time of Leah's disappearance. Thames Valley Police's head of crime, Det Ch Supt Ian Hunter said Maxwell was employed by the overseas owner of the property to do maintenance at the house in Milton Keynes where human remains were found this week.