Teen found dead with neck wounds

A TEENAGER who was found dead in Orrell Water Park following a brutal attack died from wounds to the neck.

Ellen Higginbottom, 18, was reported missing by her family at 7.20pm on Friday, when she failed to return from college.

They said this was extremely out of character for her.

Ellen’s friends said she had last been near the reservoirs in Wigan.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) searched the area and discovered a body at around 2.30am on Saturday.

A post-mortem examination gave the teenager’s cause of death as multiple wounds to the neck.

Detective Superintendent Howard Millington, from GMP’s Major Incident Team, said: “This is an absolute tragedy.”