Now after the identification of Ms Longhurst's body police have launched a murder hunt.

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Miss Longhurst's partner, Malcolm Sentance, said the pair had known each other for four years.

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Martin Salter, the Labour MP for Reading West, has been at the head of political support for the move and has worked closely with Mrs Longhurst.

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Even before Ms Longhurst's body was found in a common in West Sussex, Detective Inspector Chris Standard admitted there was a very slim chance she was alive.

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Mr Standard said it was more likely she went with someone of her own accord because Ms Longhurst's physical fitness and strength meant she would not have been taken without a struggle.

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The court also heard about Mr Coutts' current partner, Lisa Stephens, who was pregnant with twins at the time of Miss Longhurst's death, and two other sexual partners he had been with briefly.

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Whilst it is possible that some of the hard-core sites visited by Graham Coutts - who was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering Ms Longhurst - breach the Obscene Publications Act, the fact that they are hosted by service providers (ISP's) based overseas, means that the UK authorities have no jurisdiction to act.

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