WA:Body discovered behind childcare centre

AAP General News (Australia)
12-26-2010
WA:Body discovered behind childcare centre

The family of missing mother of four SHANNON PEARCE have been informed about the discovery
of a body behind a Geraldton childcare centre.

West Australian police say the corpse was discovered in bushland near the back fence
of the centre .. in the northern Geraldton suburb of Spalding .. at about two o'clock
yesterday afternoon.

A forensic examination of the body is underway .. with the results possibly available
later this evening.

27 year-old Ms PEARCE reportedly went missing in Geraldton on December 18 .. a major
crime squad and Gerladton detectives are investigating the case.

AAP RTV mdg/sw

KEYWORD: PEARCE (GERALDTON)

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