Suspected murder shocks locals

A very strange incident occurred in the area of Chartham, near Canterbury, last Sunday as a woman was found murdered in a field, while her sister has not been seen since the incident occurred.

Karen Barton was found stabbed to death by a couple walking their dog around midnight on Sunday. However this murder really has a sense of strangeness surrounding it as Karen Barton’s sister, Phoebe, has not been seen since the death was discovered. Police now suspect her of the murder.

It has been a turbulent 12 months for the Barton family as Phoebe’s daughter was killed in a road accident less than a year ago. Family members have explained how Phoebe has suffered with depression since her daughter’s death and her condition had worsened over the past few days, being described as “distraught and very down”.

Karen’s body was found 80 yards from the home that she shares with her sister, and blood marks were seen on the pathway leading to the front door of the property.

Investigations into the event are on going.

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