How girls died remains a mystery

THE parents of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman faced added torment last night after post mortem examinations on their daughters’ bodies failed to pin-point the cause of death.

The five-hour examinations proved inconclusive and further tests will be needed over the next few weeks, police said. This means the girls’ funerals cannot be held for some time.

The blow came as police were expected to go before magistrates in Cambridgeshire within the next few hours to seek permission to continue to question Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr about the killings.