Man facing murder quiz over death of teenage girl

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenage girl who was found dead on a pathway.

The girl, who has been named online as 16-year-old Leonne Weeks, was found by a member of the public in Dinnington, Rotherham, on Monday morning, South Yorkshire Police said.

Police launched a murder investigation and are questioning the man, from Dinnington, in connection with her death.

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