Body found in search for missing Leicester teenager

Police looking for a missing teenager from Leicester have found a body.

Author: Molly HookingsPublished 19th Sep 2025

Police looking for missing teenager, Lily Higgins, have found a body.

Formal identification is yet to take place but the body is believed to be Lily and her family have been informed.

The teen was last seen leaving her home on Torridon Close at around 2:30pm on Wednesday (17 Sept) and was reported missing at 8pm that same day.

Specialist teams have been involved in the search, with drones and police dogs also deployed.

Her death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for His Majesty's Coroner.

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