Police confirm body as missing Halifax girl

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    Police have confirmed a body found in the River Calder to be that of a missing girl from Halifax.

    A body was found in the river near to Paris Gates in Halifax on Monday evening, 22 January. The corpse was identified yesterday as being 11-year-old Ursula Keogh.

    Police are working to establish the full circumstances but do not believe the death to be suspicious.

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