‘Heartbroken’ family of woman found dead days after going missing demand answers
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Lacey Lake, 24, ‘was loved beyond words’, says aunt after Devon and Cornwall Police confirm body found in search. The “heartbroken” family of a woman who has been found dead days after disappearing are demanding answers. Lacey Lake, 24, was reported missing to police on Monday after she was believed to have last been seen in a taxi on Friday evening before her location services were later turned off.
Devon and Cornwall Police has now confirmed they found a body in Tamerton Foliot on Tuesday in their search for the missing 24-year-old. Ms Lake’s aunt Sara French posted a moving tribute to her niece on social media on Wednesday, affectionately referring to her as “our mini” and saying she “was loved beyond words”.
Ms French wrote: “It is with a broken heart I need to inform my friends and family Lacey Lake has sadly passed away and her body was found yesterday. “Thank you to everyone for the kind words, and I know this is a shock to everyone – but can people please respect our family right now, as we have a lot of question and we are all heartbroken and our privacy needs to be respected and we need to get her back home.
“Lacey, you was loved beyond words, and I don’t no how we are ever going to get past this. I just hope you’re at peace with your mum. Love you always our mini xxxx.”. Officers were called at around 1.20pm following concerns for the welfare of a woman in Linton Close. Paramedics attended but the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.
