Two murder probes launched in Cornwall after body found in woods during unrelated search
4 July 2025, 15:34
Two separate murder investigations are underway in Cornwall after police discovered a body in a woodland whilst undertaking an unrelated missing person search.
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Officers were called to woods near the village of Sticker, near St Austell, on Tuesday to discover the body of a man, aged in his 40s.
He was confirmed dead at the scene and the force is treating his death as suspicious.
The discovery comes a day after Cornwall Police arrested a man in Sticker and a woman in Newquay on suspicion of murder as part of an enquiry into a missing person.
The arrests were originally thought to be linked to the discovery of the body - but police confirmed it is not connected.
A separate murder investigation is ongoing in connection to the missing person case.
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As part of their enquiries for this investigation, officers attended a a property in Sticker on Monday.
As a result, a 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fraud.
And after more information was uncovered during a search, he was also arrested on suspicion of murder.
A woman in her 30s from Newquay was also arrested on suspicion of murder.
Warrants of further detention have been granted for both suspects and they remain in police custody.
