POLICE say the sudden death of a 15-year-old girl in Edmondsham near Cranborne is not being treated as suspicious.

The body of the girl was discovered at 9.18pm on Monday, December 1, by a family member in the grounds of the property.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "The circumstances of her death are non-suspicious. The next of kin have been informed and the coroner notified. It is planned that an inquest will be opened early next week.

"All relevant multi-agency partners are involved in the investigation into the circumstances of this tragic death."