Bodies of a 17-year-old girl and a 42-year-old woman found in a Hampshire home – as police investigate “unexplained” deaths

The bodies of a 17-year-old girl and a 42-year-old woman have been discovered on a property in the New Forest.

Police found the bodies of the two women, believed to be related, on December 29 at a property in Shorefield Road, Downton, near Milford-on-Sea.

Her death is being treated as “unexplained” but not suspicious and an investigation has been launched.

No further details about her death have been released and police say a file has been prepared for the coroner.

Shorefield Road, Downtown (general view), where the bodies of a 17-year-old girl and a 42-year-old woman were discovered

The property where the women are said to be near the entrance to Shorefield Country Park, a “luxury” New Forest holiday park with lodges and a spa.

A Hampshire Police spokesman said: “We were called just after 1.45pm on Thursday 29 December with a report of the bodies of a 17-year-old girl and a 42-year-old woman at an address on Shorefield Road were found. Downton.

“The deaths are being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.

“Your family has been informed and a file is being prepared for the coroner.”