A coroner has opened an inquest into the death of schoolgirl Tia Sharp, where it was confirmed her body has now been formally identified.
Tia, 12, was found at her grandmother Christine Sharp's home in New Addington, south London, last Friday, more than a week after she was reported missing.
Detective Sergeant Eric Sword, of the Metropolitan Police's specialist crime operations unit, was asked by Coroner Roy Palmer if the body has now been formally identified.
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