‘As soon as we have more details a press conference will be called,’ he said.

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From the Southampton Echo, 19 March 2010

Mother of murdered twin girls said to be ‘devastated’

Miss Sally Plumber has released an emotional statement following yesterday ’ s discovery of two bodies, now confirmed to be those of missing 6-year-old twins Samantha and Marie Plumber.

The 32-year-old mother of murdered twin girls Samantha and Marie Plumber has said she’s ‘devastated’ by what has happened and urges anyone with any information to come forward.

‘I sent my girls out to the front garden to play while I cooked dinner,’ she said in an emotional press conference on Thursday afternoon. ‘They were just two little girls, playing with their dolls, who’d never dream of hurting anyone. For someone to do this to them…

‘Please, please, can anyone who may have seen or heard anything, no matter how small it may seem, come forward to the police so we can find the person or people responsible and I can get justice for my girls.’

Hampshire Constabulary led a four-day search after Samantha and Marie went missing from their front garden on Cemetery Road last Sunday. On Thursday they discovered two bodies on the bank of the River Itchen south of the A335, which were later confirmed to be the bodies of the missing twins.

The cause of death hasn’t been released, but police say the deaths have been classed as suspicious and they’re following up various lines of inquiry.

‘We’re speaking to a number of people and following up on various leads,’ said Detective Inspector Bill Timber. ‘But we’d urge anyone who knows anything or saw or heard anything suspicious in the Southampton Common area last Sunday, to come forward immediately. This is now a murder investigation.’

On Friday morning police released a 58-year-old man, who’d been taken in for questioning, without charge.

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From the Plymouth Daily Herald, 29 September 2014

Teenage boy reported missing on Rutmoor camping trip

Devon and Cornwall Police are searching Rutmoor after a 13-year-old boy was reported missing by his family on Sunday.

A teenage boy has been reported missing after his family woke to find his sleeping bag empty on Sunday morning.

Thirteen-year-old Philip Railman was on a weekend camping trip with his mother Jenny Railman, his step-father Paul Simons, and his younger brother Seth Railman when he went missing.

According to Devon and Cornwall Police, Philip was sharing a tent with his brother Seth on Saturday night, but when Seth woke at around 7am on Sunday his brother’s sleeping bag was empty.

‘This is obviously an unusual case,’ said Chief Inspector George Boering. ‘The younger brother didn’t see or hear anything in the night, and at this moment in time we’re working on the assumption that Philip may have wandered off on his own. The moor is a big place but we’re putting together search teams made up of police, family and local volunteers.’