Top prep school headmaster, 60, found dead days after he was arrested over sex assault
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Updated: 20 Feb 2021, 19:19
A HEADMASTER at a top prep school has been found dead days after being arrested over a sex assault allegation.
William Willie Murdock, 60, who was head at Danes Hill school in leafy Oxshott, Surrey, was discovered lifeless in woods close to his home last week.
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Mr Murdock was the headmaster at Danes HillCredit: DANES HILL SCHOOL
Earlier this month cops launched an investigation after an allegation of sexual assault against him and governors at the £20,340-a-year school suspended him.
Shocked parents were told of his death and news of the police probe in a letter sent out earlier this week which has left them stunned.
Head teacher found dead in Surrey woodland had been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
William Murdock, former head teacher at Danes Hill School, was found dead in a woodland in Oxshott
William Murdock had taught at Danes Hill School for more than 35 years (Image: Surrey Live - Grahame Larter)
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Head teacher found dead after being arrested for alleged sexual assault
The body of William Willie Murdock, 60, was found in woodland in Surrey last week, and the Danes Hill School in Oxshott has confirmed he was under police investigation
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Mr Murdock taught at Danes Hill School for more than 35 years
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