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Tia search officers find body at grandmother's house and man sought

Police hunting for missing teenager Tia Sharp today found a body at her grandmother's home.

Officers said they were urgently seeking Stuart Hazell, the partner of Tia's grandmother, and urged people not to approach him.

The Metropolitan Police said the body was found following a search of the property in New Addington, Croydon, south London, earlier.

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