First picture as PCSO Julia James, 53, found dead near Aylesham
The death of the Kent Police community support officer is being treated as suspicious
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PCSO Julia James, 53, was found dead yesterday in Aylesham, where police are treating her death as suspicious (Image: KentLive)
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Police treating death of Kent PCSO Julia James as murder
The body of Julia James was found in woods near Snowdown in Kent
PCSO Julia James, pictured in 2013.
Credit: Kent Online / SWNS
A murder investigation has been launched after a serving female PCSO was found dead in woods in Kent.
The body of Julia James, 53, was discovered on Tuesday afternoon on a remote footpath next to Akholt Wood in the Aylesham Road area of Snowdown, near Dover.
Forensic officers arrive at the bridle path entrance where a woman s body was found
Credit: STEVE FINN
Kent Police confirmed that Mrs James, a mother of two, was a serving Police Community Support Officer with the force.