Murder probe into architect’s death

LANDSCAPE architect Joanna Yeates, who was found dead on a grass verge on Christmas morning, was strangled, police revealed yesterday.

The 25-year-old died as a result of “compression of the neck” and Avon and Somerset Police has launched a murder inquiry.

Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones said he believed Yeates’ body had been dumped in Longwood Lane, Failand, North Somerset “several days” earlier.