Robbery Murder Probe ; Woman Found Dead After Raid On Village Po

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A 40-YEAR-OLD post office owner who was found dead in her quiet village store was the victim of a robbery, police said. People living and working around the post office said they did not notice anything unusual until an ambulance and then armed police arrived.

Officers were called to the village store and post office at Melsonby, North Yorkshire, at about 8.30am yesterday where the body of Diane Garbutt was found by paramedics. A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "Police have launched a murder inquiry following a robbery at Melsonby post office." The Village Shop and Post Office is at the heart of the village, a few miles north of Richmond. The tragedy comes a year after armed robbers targeted the post office.

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Robbery Murder Probe ; Woman Found Dead After Raid On Village Po

In March last year, police said two men, one armed ...

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