Pangbourne murder inquiry: Police name woman found dead in car

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Police were called to Flower's Hill in Pangbourne on Thursday

A woman found fatally stabbed in car after officers were called to reports of a crash has been named by police.

The body of Maya Bracken, 56, who was originally from Indonesia, was found inside a Lexus in Flower's Hill, in Pangbourne, Berkshire, on Thursday.

Shortly after the discovery, an 18-year-old man was found dead on a railway line nearby.

Thames Valley Police previously said the deaths were being linked and no further suspects were being sought.

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Ms Bracken was found with a fatal stab wound, police said

Ms Bracken's body was found when officers were called to a crash involving a Lexus on the A340 Tidmarsh Road at its junction with Flower's Hill at about 17:45 GMT.

The force said the man was found dead on the railway track near Pangbourne at about 18:15.

Friends of Ms Bracken have described her as a "chatty" and "friendly" mother-of-three.

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